Trustees Consider Ordinance 692 That Would Limit Large Animals in Suburban Lots

Sep 10, 2026

Trustees held a lengthy second-reading discussion of Ordinance 692, which would remove pigs, sheep and goats as permitted uses in SR (suburban residential) and raise the minimum lot size for large-animal permits from 1.0 to 1.5 acres; residents worried about grandfathering, 4‑H show animals and resale value.

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Trustee Derek Dempsey and residents pressed the board to weigh changes in Ordinance 692, the planning-and-zoning recommendation to restrict certain large animals in suburban-residential (SR) districts and raise the minimum lot size for permits.

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