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Bellbrook council introduces zoning change to allow small livestock with permits and limits
Summary
Council introduced Ordinance 2025‑O‑12 to amend Article 18 of the Bellbrook zoning code by adding section 18.41 to permit small livestock in single‑family residential lots under a zoning permit with density, sheltering, setback and waste‑disposal requirements; definitions and animal code remain pending.
On July 14, 2025 the Bellbrook City Council voted to introduce Ordinance 2025‑O‑12, an amendment to Article 18 (General Provisions) of the Bellbrook Zoning Code that would add a new section 18.41, "Small Livestock." The proposed section allows keeping small livestock on single‑family residential lots with a zoning permit from the community development administrator and establishes limits, sheltering and waste rules.
Under the draft text, permitted densities are tiered by lot size: lots smaller than 0.5 acre — up to 3 small livestock; 0.5 to less than 1 acre — up to 6; 1 to less than 2.5 acres — up to 12; 2.5 to less than 5 acres — up to 15. The ordinance would require an outdoor covered, predator‑proof sheltering structure, ventilated and accessible for cleaning,…
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