Commission approves reasonable accommodation for two goats on 2.5-acre residential lot with screening condition
Jun 17, 2025
Jun 17, 2025
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.
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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.
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