(A) (1) The provisions of §§ 93.075 through 93.085 and 93.100 through 93.104 shall not apply to veterinary clinics nor to meat processing establishments, for their usual and necessary purposes, nor to the pasturing of cattle, sheep, horses, mules, donkeys or goats on grasslands or crop lands or the confined feeding of cattle, hogs, pigs, sheep, horses, mules, donkeys, goats or fowl in areas annexed to the city after March 20, 1996.
(2) Confined feeding uses shall not be expanded in physical area unless the confined feeding is a permitted use in the zoning district in which it is located, as established by the zoning ordinance of the city, or unless the zoning district allows that use as a special exception and the special exception has been approved in accordance with the regulations set forth in the zoning ordinance.
(3) Confined feeding facilities shall be deemed to be abandoned after two consecutive years of non-use and the premises shall not thereafter be used for confined feeding operations unless the use is a permitted use in the zoning district in which it is located or unless the zoning ordinance allows for that use as a special exception and the special exception has been approved.
(B) For purposes of this section, CONFINED FEEDING shall mean the confining of one or more head of cattle, hogs, pigs, sheep, horses, mules, donkeys, goats or fowl in buildings, pens, lots or other spaces designed for the confined raising of those animals which are not used for the annual raising of crops or grass for pasture.
(1998 Code, § 6-215)