(a) Definitions. As used in this section:
(1) "Horses" includes ponies, donkeys and mules.
(2) "Stable" means any structure or building used for the keeping, lodging or feeding of horses.
(b) Location of Stables. Stables shall be located on a lot as an accessory structure and shall be regulated in conformity with Section 1211.04
(f) of the Zoning Code.
(c) Minimum Lot Area. No person shall keep any horse on a lot within the City unless such person has a minimum lot area of two acres.
(d) Fenced Lot and Stable Required. No person shall keep a horse on any lot within the City unless a fenced corral and a stable to retain such animal are constructed on such lot. The same shall conform to the provisions of Part Twelve - the Zoning Code, especially Section 1211.04
(f)(2).
(e) Horses at Large. No person, being the owner, keeper or harborer of a horse, shall permit it to run at large within the City limits. Unauthorized entry by such horse upon any premises shall constitute a running at large within the meaning of this section.
(f) Registration of Horses. No person shall stable a horse within the City without registering such horse. Registration shall be made at the office of the Police Department and shall set forth the name, age, breed and any special markings peculiar to such animal, and the name, address and telephone number of the owner and/or keeper of such animal.
(g) Sanitary Regulations. All stables, yards and corrals where horses are kept shall be maintained in a sanitary condition. They shall be kept clean and in good repair so as to prevent the breeding of flies and the emission of deleterious and offensive odors.
(h) Application of Section. The provisions of subsections (b) and (c) hereof shall apply to all stables erected or constructed after the adoption of this section (Ordinance 1965-36, passed June 3, 1965). The provisions of subsections (d) through (g) herein shall apply to all horses presently or hereafter kept within the City.
(Ord. 1965-36. Passed 6-3-65.)
(i) Penalty. Whoever violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.