(A) Domesticated livestock and poultry shall be subject to the following standards and regulations:
(1) The number of domesticated livestock permitted shall be restricted to four grazing animals per each 35,000 square feet.
(2) Structures for livestock raising, boarding, or housing, such as barns, feed lofts, and stables, shall not be located within 100 feet of any lot line. A stable with a capacity of not over four horses may be located at least 50 feet from a side or rear lot line.
(a) Keeping of horses and cows, not exceeding four in total number for a plot of minimum permitted size: where the plot exceeds 35,000 square feet in area, one additional horse may be kept for each acre of plot area in excess of 35,000 square feet. The permitted animals shall be kept in an area which is located at least 50 feet from any street line. Any roofed structure for shelter of these animals shall be located at least 50 feet from any plot line.
(3) Structures for raising of poultry, such as pens, coops, shelters, feeders, and the like, shall not be located within 100 feet of any lot line.
(a) Where such structures, existing at the effective date of this LDC, are located less than 100 feet from any lot line, additions to existing structures and new structures may be erected at the same distance, or at a greater distance from that lot line, as the existing structures.
(b) Keeping of poultry or fowl, not exceeding 25 in total number, provided the poultry or fowl are kept in an enclosure which is located at least 50 feet from any plot line.
(c) This exemption for additions to existing structures and for new structures, shall apply only to building permits issued prior to January 1, 1962, and shall not apply to any structure, the construction of which is not begun prior to that date.
(4) Structures for raising hogs, such as pens, sties, shelters, feeders, and the like, shall not be located within 200 feet of any lot line.
(5) Hogs shall not be placed, kept, or permitted within 100 feet of any lot line; within 500 feet of a dwelling under different and separate ownership; nor within 500 feet of any residentially zoned property.
(Ord. 2021-02, adopted 3-17-21; sought to be reconsidered, Commission passed 4-21-2021)