(A) (1) The minimum land area required for the housing and breeding of livestock such as cattle, sheep, swine, goat, poultry, fowl, or rabbit that equal 1 animal unit shall be 4 acres.
(2) No more than 1 animal unit of livestock may be kept on the minimum land area of 4 acres. One additional animal unit of livestock may be kept on each additional 1 acre of land.
(B) Adequate housing, pens and fencing shall be constructed before the placement of livestock, poultry, fowl, or rabbits on a parcel of land.
(C) (1) Parcels of land devoted to the housing or breeding of livestock, poultry, fowl, or rabbits, shall not have: pens; corrals; or barns located closer than 200 feet to any side property line or less than 150 feet to any existing right-of-way.
(2) Further, the minimum side yard setback shall be reduced 1 foot for each additional 2 feet that the pen, corral, or barn is setback from the existing right-of-way over the required 150 feet.
(3) Further, that the side yard setback shall not be reduced below a minimum of 50 feet.
(D) Livestock, poultry, fowl, or rabbits may be kept in any zoning districts.
(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 22.27; Am. Ord. 115, passed 1-18-1999; Am. Ord. 132, passed 5-15-2001)