Where district regulations permit hobby farms, hobby farms shall be allowed, provided that:
(A) No building or structure shall be allowed in a floodplain district;
(B) Minimum lot size for a hobby farm shall be five acres;
(C) Livestock harbored, raised, or bred is primarily for personal enjoyment and not for commercial gain. Commercial stables shall not be permitted except as a special exception in the AG-B district;
(D) Animals shall be limited as follows:
(1) Not more than two horses, ponies, steers, bulls, cows, or a combination thereof shall be permitted on the first five acres. Two additional horses, ponies, steers, bulls, or cows, or a combination thereof, may be permitted on each additional five acres or portion thereof;
(2) Horses, ponies, bulls, cows, and steers shall not be permitted to graze within 50 feet of a neighboring residence (house). No animal shelter shall be permitted closer than 150 feet to a neighboring residence;
(3) Small animals such as sheep, goats, or swine shall be limited to a maximum of one per acre, and shall not be permitted within 150 feet of a neighboring residence (house); and
(4) Poultry, fowl, rabbits, and similar animals shall be limited to 100 total animals per five acres and kept in a shelter placed a minimum of 150 feet from any neighboring residence (house).
(E) Keeping of more animals than permitted in division (D) above shall not be permitted unless first approved by special exception as prescribed in this chapter; and
(F) Hobby farms shall not be permitted in subdivisions unless 80% of the platted lots are five acres or more in area.
(Ord. 23, § 2.60.20, passed 3-19-1997) Penalty, see § 156.999