(1) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide performance standards for the operation of commercial stables.
(2) Definitions. The following definitions apply to this section:
COMMERCIAL STABLE. The business of boarding horses for fee for persons not residing on the premises and may include instruction, exhibition and sale of horses. This shall include the raising and breeding of horses.
(3) General standards. The following standards shall apply to all commercial stables:
(a) Commercial stables offering services to the public, and having the facilities to maintain or care for ten or more horses, shall have their principal entrance located on an arterial or collector street.
(b) Commercial stables that offer boarding, training, or other services to the public shall provide sanitary facilities for the public's use. The sanitary facilities must be constructed in compliance with the state building code, and connected to an individual sewage treatment system or the public sanitary sewer system.
(c) Adjacent parcels of land under common ownership may be used to determine the maximum number of animal units allowed, if the parcels are operated as a single enterprise.
1. In instances where a parcel of land consists of a fraction of an acre, the property size shall be rounded to the nearest whole number to determine the number of animal units allowed.
2. Adjacent parcels of land shall not be separated by public right-of-way.
(d) Up to double the animal unit density may be allowed subject to an approved facility management and waste handling plan.
(e) Buildings housing domestic livestock, including barns, stables, sheds, and similar facilities shall be located no nearer than 100 feet from any inhabited, neighboring dwelling.