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Commission hears update on proposed miniature-horse rule change; villagers seeking text amendment

5766989 · August 15, 2025
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The Zoning Board of Appeals was updated on Aug. 14 about a pending request to allow miniature horses for therapeutic programming; staff said the applicant will pursue a text amendment to the village farm-animals ordinance rather than a zoning variance.

The Zoning Board of Appeals received an update on Aug. 14 about a resident’s request to keep miniature horses for therapeutic work and the village’s plan to consider a text amendment to the farm-animals ordinance rather than process the request as a hardship variance.

Director Witt told the commission the applicant originally sought a zoning variance but did not meet the “extreme hardship” standard for a variance. As a result, the request will…

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