Section 12.03.040 - Animal Keeping and Raising, Table 12.03.040.C and Footnotes
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Animal keeping standards applicable to all zoning districts
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Apiary setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line100 ft
No apiary shall be located within one hundred (100') feet of any other property boundary without the consent of the adjacent parcel's owner.
- Maximum game fowl per half acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.50 animals
These animals shall be limited to fifty (50) mature animals (over the age of six (6) months) per one-half (0.5) acre
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for game fowl, poultry, rabbits0.5 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
The keeping of game fowl, poultry and rabbits is not allowed on parcels of less than one-half (0.5) acres in size.
- Large animals per half acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones. on 0.5-3 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.1 per 0.5 acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
On parcels of one-half (0.5) acres to three (3) acres, not more than one (1) mature large animal shall be kept for each one-half (0.5) acre of land.
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for large animals0.5 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
The keeping of large animals is not allowed on parcels of less than one-half (0.5) acres in size.
- Minimum area per large fowl1,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet per mature animal (over the age of twelve (12) months) is required for emus, ostriches, peacocks, or other large fowl.
- Maximum animals on parcels <=0.5 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.6 animals
On parcels of one-half (0.5) acres or less in size, the maximum is not more than six (6) animals, not to exceed three (3) dogs, regardless of zoning.
- Maximum dogs on parcels <=0.5 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.3 dogs
not to exceed three (3) dogs
From the ordinance
On parcels of one-half (0.5) acres or less in size, the maximum is not more than six (6) animals, not to exceed three (3) dogs, regardless of zoning.