(A) No person shall stable, tie, or otherwise keep any horse or pony within 500 feet of any dwelling, house, apartment, or other residence occupied by any person, without first obtaining a livestock permit duly signed by the City Manager.
(B) Any person desiring such permit shall apply therefor in writing to the City Manager. Such application shall, at a minimum, state:
(1) The type and number of horses or ponies to be stabled, pastured, tied or otherwise kept;
(2) The places such animals will be stabled, pastured, or otherwise kept. The minimum pasture size shall be one acre. The pasture shall be enclosed with a five foot fence having a minimum height of five feet and suitable to keep all horses within the pasture. There shall be a maximum of two horses for the first acre, and one additional acre for every additional horse over two. Each horse shall be provided with a stable capable of providing adequate shelter from the outside elements;
(3) The name of one adult occupant, if any, of each dwelling house, apartment, or residence within 500 feet of such places;
(4) The distance of each such dwelling house, apartment, or other residence from such places; and
(5) Any other pertinent information that the applicant wishes to submit in connection with the application for permit.
(C) Each applicant for such permit shall pay to the city the fee established by the Board of Commissioners.
(D) Upon determining that a proper application has been filed; that all applicable fees have been paid and upon finding that the stabling, pasturing, tying, or otherwise keeping of such animals in the location designated on the application will not endanger the health of any person occupying a dwelling house, apartment, or residence within 500 feet of such place, or any other citizen or inhabitant of the city, the City Manager shall issue a permit specifying the number and type of animals to be stabled, pastured, or kept, and the places such animals may be stabled, pastured, tied, or otherwise kept. The written assent to the issuance of such permit shall be signed by one adult occupant of each such dwelling, apartment, or other residence then occupied by human beings and within 500 feet of the places such animals are to be stabled, pastured, or otherwise kept.
(E) Each permit shall be and remain valid until December 31 of each calendar year, or until the permit is revoked as provided herein. At any time within 30 days before the expiration of any permit, the holder thereof may apply for its renewal, which renewal shall be issued upon the same conditions as hereinabove provided for the issuance of the original permit unless the City Manager determines that there has been a change in circumstances regarding the issuance of the permit and in that event, a new permit shall be issued based on said changes provided each of the conditions set forth herein are met.
(F) Any such permit issued shall be revoked upon a finding that the stabling, pasturing, or otherwise keeping of such animal endangers the health or safety of the city or any person living within 500 feet of the permit location. Such revocation shall be effective ten days after the mailing by registered or certified mail of a notice thereof to the last known address of the holder of the permit.
(G) The permit is not assignable or transferable in any way.
(Ord. 08-02-01, passed 2-12-08)