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Committee directs staff to draft code change to allow HOAs to rent goats for weed control
Summary
The General Services Public Works committee voted March 24 to direct staff to draft an amendment to Municipal Code 6-15-10(E) permitting homeowners associations to temporarily house rented goats for weed abatement on HOA-owned open space, with applications routed through animal control and requirements for secure enclosures and animal care.
The General Services Public Works committee on March 24 directed staff to prepare amendments to Municipal Code 6-15-10(E) to allow homeowners associations to temporarily house rented goats for weed abatement on HOA-owned open space, provided the animals are kept in secure enclosures and the application goes through animal control.
Staff said the Meadow Ranch Homeowners Association requested the change for an open-space area behind the Fred Meyer shopping area that is steep and difficult to access with conventional weed-abatement equipment. “They’ve looked at several landscape companies and because of the geography of it, they aren’t able…
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