(a) No person shall keep a barn, stable or enclosure for any livestock within the City without having first obtained a permit from the Director of Public Safety. Any such permit shall only be issued and used for keeping or harboring animals owned by the owner of the property or a person residing at the property for which the permit is issued. In no instance shall a permit holder rent or lease the property for use by animals not owned by the permit holder or accept any form of compensation for allowing an animal to be kept or harbored on the property other than an animal owned by the owner of the property or a person residing at the property which is subject to the permit. Such permit shall contain the name, age, breed, description and any special markings peculiar to such livestock.
(b) No permit shall be issued by the Director of Public Safety for any livestock unless the following conditions are met:
(1) The sublot or parcel of real property upon which such livestock shall be kept or harbored shall be not less than one acre in size for each such livestock.
(2) If such livestock shall be kept or harbored upon property not owned by the owner of such livestock, no permit shall be issued until there shall have been filed with the Director of Public Safety the written consent of the owner of the sub lot or parcel of property upon which such livestock shall be kept or harbored.
(3) A stable, barn or enclosure shall be required for the keeping or harboring of livestock. Such stable, barn or enclosure shall meet the requirement of the building and zoning laws and shall be kept in a sanitary condition, and shall not be nearer than fifty feet to a street or any property line, or municipal boundary line, nor nearer than one hundred feet to any dwelling. The provisions of subsection (3) shall not apply to stables presently in use on the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds property.
(4) Non-domesticated livestock shall not be permitted unless the permit applicant shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Safety that:
A. All reasonable precautions have been taken to securely cage or enclose the livestock and prevent the livestock from running at large; and
B. Such livestock will not present a threat to the public peace, health and safety if the livestock escapes its cage or enclosure.
The fee for any livestock permit shall be ten dollars ($10.00) for any calendar year or part thereof. (Ord. 2014-47. Passed 5-19-14.)