A. Permitted Animals. Unless classified as a household pet, only animals explicitly permitted in this Section qualify as animals that may be kept as a Livestock Residential Animal.
B. Lot size requirement. Except as provided otherwise in this section, the total number of all animals (other than their young under the age of six months) allowed on a lot shall be limited to the square footages listed below for each adult animal or similar type of animal listed. These areas shall be exclusively for the animals.
Horses: | 20,000 square feet |
Cattle: | 20,000 square feet |
Llamas: | 10,000 square feet |
Ostriches/emus: | 10,000 square feet |
Sheep: | 5,000 square feet |
Goats: | 5,000 square feet |
The number of fowl or other poultry or rabbits over the age of six months shall not exceed one for each 2,000 square feet of unimproved lot area. The number of young (under the age of six months) allowed on the property at any time shall not exceed three times the allowable number of adults.
C. General Animal Care. Animals being kept in a residential environment must be cared for and monitored daily to maintain animal health and to prevent nuisance problems with neighbors and the community. Animals may not be slaughtered in City Limits except for personal use or animal welfare. If the slaughtering of the animal involves the discharge of a firearm, notice shall be provided to the Umatilla police department at least two hours prior to the discharge of the firearm. The notice shall be made by phone to the Umatilla police department nonemergency number and shall include the location of the discharge, the time of the discharge, and the reason for discharge.
D. Sanitation, Waste, and Odors. All animal structures and roaming areas must be kept sanitary and free from accumulations of animal excrement and objectionable odors. All structures and enclosures designed for animals shall be kept reasonably free and clean of flies, and accumulated animal waste materials, and shall be subject to health regulations (county, state or federal) as may be now hereafter established.
E. Animal Shelter. Barns, sheds, and other structures sheltering animals shall be located a minimum of 35 feet from a side or rear property line and 75 feet from the front property line; adequate fences and corrals shall be required of the animal owner to keep animals off adjacent lands.
F. 4-H or FFA. Domestic livestock kept solely for the purpose of a youth livestock project such as 4-H or FFA may be exempted from the square footage requirements of this section; provided, that the following conditions are complied with:
1. Evidence is provided to the City Planning Official that the youth is duly enrolled in a 4-H or FFA livestock project and an outline of the planned project, including animal types and numbers, is also provided.
2. Market/feeder hogs are permitted only when raised as an FFA or 4-H market animal project.
3. Failure to comply with the sanitation control and other requirements of this section may result in the cancellation of the exemption. (Ord. 844, 3-2-2021)