(a) No person shall shelter; maintain or harbor any of; but not limited to the following, live equine (horse), ovine (sheep), bovine (cow), caprine (goat), swine (pig) or camelid ( camel, llama, alpaca) on any residential property within the Village of Perrysville, except as follows:
(1) Having lots of two (2) acres or more.
(2) Gallinaceous (chicken, turkey or pheasant) and Anatidae (duck, geese or swan), but not limited to any other poultry or fowl, shall be limited to six (6) hens (females). Animals listed in subsection (2) shall be penned or caged and provided with suitable shelters and sanitation to avoid disturbing neighbors, in accordance with Ohio R.C. 959.13.
(3) Leporidae (rabbit or hare) shall be limited to six (6). Animals listed in subsection (3) shall be penned or caged and provided with suitable shelters and sanitation to avoid disturbing neighbors, in accordance with Ohio R.C. 959.13.
(4) Colonies of bees shall not be located on lots of less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet. A minimum of one thousand (1,000) square feet lot area shall be required for each colony. No hive or colony shall be located closer than fifty (50) feet to neighboring dwelling.
(5) Animal runs, barns, pens, or shelters shall be no closer than fifty (50) feet to the front of the property line, not closer than ten (10) feet to any other property line or dwelling.
(6) Animals which are kept by a public entity or a public or private school that is chartered by the State of Ohio Department of Education.
(7) Animals that are caged or otherwise confined while being transported to or through the Village of Perrysville.
(b) No person shall erect, continue, use or maintain a dwelling, building, structure or place for a residence or for the exercise of a trade, employment or business, or for the keeping or feeding of an animal which, by occasioning noxious exhalations or noisome or offensive smells, becomes injurious to the health, comfort or property of individuals or of the public.
(Ord. 990-2020. Passed 3-2-20.)