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Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Chicken enclosure setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from other dwellings25 ft
A minimum separation of 25-feet must be maintained between the animal enclosure and any dwelling other than the keeper's dwelling.
- Henhouse and pen required for chickens
Both a henhouse and pen are required. Animals must be maintained within one of these enclosures at all times and may not roam freely on the property.
- Minimum area per hen4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The City generally considers overcrowding to be less than four sf/hen within the enclosure.
- Hogs/swine permitted in R1
Hogs & swine | P | — | — | — | — | — | —
- KennelKennelBoarding or breeding animals above the number kept as household pets./boarding permit required
Kennel or boarding | UP | UP | UP | — | — | — | —
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for animal keeping in R120,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Allowed in the R1 zoning district only where a lot contains 20,000 sq. ft. or more of land area that is not subject to restricted use, (e.g., private open space easement).
- Waterway setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for horses/cattle50 ft
The keeping of horses or cattle within 50 feet of any waterway shall first require Director approval of a good housekeeping plan to protect the waterway from the polluting effects of runoff from the animal keeping area.
From the ordinance
Animal keeping shall be allowed in any residential zoning district subject to the provisions of this Section.