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Committee backs draft farm-animal rules, asks council review and public forum before legislation
Summary
The committee reviewed a new draft chapter governing farm animals, classified animals by weight and set minimum lot sizes for medium and large animals; it recommended sending the draft to council, moving the draft to chapter 5 of the municipal code and holding a public forum before legislation.
The Findlay Planning and Zoning Committee voted to forward a new draft farm-animals ordinance to full council for review and recommended that the administration hold a public forum before any legislation is introduced.
Chairman Brian Bauman summarized a pared-back draft that separates animals into three groups: small farm animals (examples listed: hens, roosters, rabbits, ducks, geese) defined as animals with expected adult weight up to 50 pounds; medium farm animals defined as 50 to 500 pounds (minimum lot size proposed: 1 acre; fences and shelter required to meet code); and large farm animals greater than 500 pounds (minimum lot size…
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