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Commission approves reasonable accommodation for two goats on 2.5-acre residential lot with screening condition
Summary
The commissioners voted 4-1 to grant a reasonable-accommodation request allowing an Ocala homeowner to keep two goats as emotional-support animals in an R-1 neighborhood, subject to an opaque fence that runs 10 feet past the goat pen to buffer an adjacent neighbor who raised concerns.
The Marion County Board of County Commissioners on June 17 approved a reasonable-accommodation request allowing two goats to remain on a 2.5-acre R-1 lot in southeast Ocala, contingent on a neighborhood-mitigation measure.
The applicant, Cheryl O'Connell of Southeast 40 First Place, told the board the goats provide emotional support following family trauma; the applicant provided a physician's letter describing the need.…
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