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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 1205.04(b), 1205.12(b) and (c), 1206.03(a), 1207.04(f) AND 1213.02(a) OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE REGARDING AGRICULTURAL USE REGULATIONS.
Executive Summary: The ordinance would allow the limited keeping of chickens and clarify regulations concerning the keeping of horses and other agricultural operations.
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Legislative History
The Land Development Code was adopted in December 1999. The proposed ordinance is the first that would allow the keeping of chickens with administrative approval.
Purpose & Explanation
During Council discussion at is meeting of June 21 several suggestions were made to make the proposed ordinance more acceptable to Council. Staff has edited the ordinance accordingly as follows:
1. Increased the minimum area of a lot on which accessory agricultural uses may occur, including the limited keeping of chickens, from one-third (1/3) of an acres to one (1) acre.
2. Deleted references to the number of chickens allowed per fraction of an acre.
3. Decreased the maximum number of chickens permitted as an accessory agricultural use from eighteen (18) to twelve (12).
4. Added a requirement that Bufferyard "C" must be installed between the area where accessory agricultural uses occur and adjacent properties.
5. Deleted the proposal to reduce agricultural and accessory agricultural use setbacks to twenty-fine (25) feet, keeping the setback at fifty (50) feet.
Staff brought this matter to PC for discussion in November and December of 2015. In December PC reached a consensus that this legislation could proceed to Council to begin the formal adoption process. On March 15 Council conducted its first reading and referred the legislation to PC for its public hearing and recommendation. At the April 11 meeting PC discussed the proposed legislation and in its recommendation to adopt the proposed ordinance made several recommendations to the original text. No one spoke at the public hearing. The April PC staff report ...
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