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Unless otherwise specified in Part 12 of the Avon Codified Ordinances, none of the following uses may be located within 100 feet of any dwelling. All buildings, pens and runways, exclusive of pasture, for housing or keeping, animals and livestock shall not be less than the following setbacks:
Required Setback From Street or Roadway (ft.) | Required Setback From Any Adjacent Property Line (ft.) | |
Commercial riding stables, fur-bearing animal hutches and hutches of animals for medical experimentation | 150 | 150 |
Noncommercial riding stables | 150 | 60 |
Commercial dog kennels, boarding | 300 | 150 |
Veterinary hospitals | (1) | 50 |
(1) Shall comply with District Regulations | ||
(Ord. 33-75. Passed 12-10-75; Ord. 73-23. Passed 5-22-23.)
Minimum lot area for the following uses shall be:
(a) Commercial riding stable or riding academy in a non-residential district - the greater of ten acres, or one acre per horse, and a minimum lot width of 500 feet;
(b) Noncommercial riding stable and the keeping of a horse - see Section 618.12(c);
(c) Commercial fur-bearing animal farm - five acres;
(d) Raising animals for medical experimentation - ten acres; and
(e) Commercial dog kennel - five acres.
(Ord. 33-75. Passed 12-10-75; Ord. 73-23. Passed 5-22-23)
(a) No person shall keep any animal for commercial purposes on any lot, unless the lot is a fenced area and a shelter constructed on such lot.
(b) A stable, barn or shelter shall be required for the keeping or harboring of animals and livestock. Such stable, barn or shelter shall meet the requirements of building and zoning laws and shall be kept in a sanitary condition.
(Ord. 33-75. Passed 12-10-75; Ord. 73-23. Passed 5-22-23.)
Off-street parking is required for each lot subject to the requirements of this chapter as follows:
(a) Boarding kennel or stable - one space for each employee, plus three spaces for each person authorized to admit and release animals;
(b) Academy - one space for each employee, plus two spaces for each appointment and student; and
(c) Veterinary hospitals - one space for each employee plus three spaces for each person authorized to schedule appointments.
(Ord. 33-75. Passed 12-10-75; Ord. 73-23. Passed 5-22-23.)
All stables, pens, hutches, yards or other quarters where animals are kept shall be maintained in a sanitary condition. They shall be kept clean and in good repair so as to prevent the breeding of flies and the emission of harmful and offensive odors. Manure piles must be removed twice each year.
(Ord. 33-75. Passed 12-10-75; Ord. 73-23. Passed 5-22-23.)
The provisions of this chapter shall be administered and enforced by a Zoning Enforcement Officer appointed by the Director of Public Safety who shall have the power to carry out his or her duties in the enforcement of this chapter.
(Ord. 33-75. Passed 12-10-75; Ord. 73-23. Passed 5-22-23)
Whoever violates or fails to comply with this any section contained within this Chapter 668 is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on their first offense. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation or noncompliance occurs or continues. The penalty shall be as provided in Section 698.02. A conviction for a second offense within twelve months of the offender's prior conviction under any of provisions of this Chapter shall be deemed a fourth degree misdemeanor and punishable accordingly.
(Ord. 73-23. Passed 5-22-23.)