Board grants reasonable‑accommodation request allowing three goats as support animals

Oct 6, 2026

After staff recommended approval with conditions, Marion County commissioners granted Rafael and Iris Marrero permission to keep three goats on their 1.95‑acre property as support animals, subject to pen sizing, manure setbacks, and periodic renewals.

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Growth Services presented a staff report recommending approval of a reasonable accommodation to allow up to three goats on a 1.95‑acre property in Rainbow Lakes Estates as prescribed by a licensed professional. Staff recommended specific conditions: a 21,000‑square‑foot pen area, no manure accumulation within 25 feet of property lines, a 13×24 barn as nighttime housing, and a five‑year expiration with administrative renewals.

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