A. Keeping: No horse or other equine animal shall be kept or boarded and no accessory building used for the keeping, training or the like, of a horse or other equine animal shall be hereafter erected or altered within the village, except in conformity with the regulations established and set forth in this section. (1976 Code § 91.025)
B. Minimum Area And Limitations On Number: The number of horses or other equine animals permitted on a lot or parcel of land shall be as follows:
Parcel Size (Acres)
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Maximum Number Of Horses Or Other Equine Animals Allowed
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0 to 5 acres | 0 |
5 to 8 acres | 2 |
8 acres or more | 4 |
All definitions of land areas shall be exclusive of road easements and rights of way. (1976 Code § 91.026)
C. Exercise Area: No horse or other equine animal, and no corral, ring or enclosure for the training of a horse or other equine animal shall be kept, located or maintained closer than thirty five feet (35') from any lot line or property line. (1976 Code § 91.027)
D. Accessory Buildings: Any accessory building used for the housing, training or keeping of a horse or other equine animal shall not be located closer than sixty feet (60') from any lot line or property line or within ten feet (10') from any septic field or drain field tile line. (1976 Code § 91.028)
E. Restrictions:
1. Fencing Required: Every horse or other equine animal exercise ring, corral, pasture or other open area for training or keeping of horses or other equine animals shall be suitably fenced so as to contain the animal in such a manner as to protect adjoining property from trespass by the animal and to provide protection without danger of injury to the animal itself. No such areas shall be located over any septic tank or drain field tile line. (1976 Code § 91.029)
2. Commercialism Prohibited: No person shall engage in the business of buying, selling, dealing in or the boarding of or the keeping for hire of any horse or other equine animal. (1976 Code § 91.030)