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Planning commission approves farm-animal conditional use at 558 East Center with nuisance-control plan requirement
Summary
The commission granted Ben Wilson a conditional use permit to keep farm animals (miniature horses) at 558 East Center Street, conditioned on a written nuisance-abatement plan and compliance with yard/structure distance requirements (50 feet from neighboring dwellings).
KAYSVILLE — The Kaysville City Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit allowing farm animals (miniature horses) at 558 East Center Street, with conditions that the applicant submit and implement a written plan addressing nuisance control (odor, pests, noise, drainage) and that any animal structures meet the city’s minimum distance requirements from neighboring dwellings.
Staff said the property totals approximately 30,709 square feet and meets the city’s minimum lot-size threshold for farm animals. Staff explained the code’s space requirements for horses (floor-area ratios cited in the staff report) and noted that the sign for the application was posted on January 3; staff reported two phone calls and one email in support.
Applicant Ben Wilson said he currently has two miniature horses on the parcel and intends to keep up to four; he described temporary corrals and a dome shelter currently in use and said he intends to maintain daily manure removal and hire caretakers during vacations. Commissioners asked about structure siting, distance from neighboring dwellings and potential nuisance issues such as flies and odor. Staff confirmed the code requires a 50-foot setback between animal structures and dwellings on adjacent lots, and commissioners added a requirement that the applicant submit a written plan demonstrating how odor, pests (flies, rodents), noise, dust and drainage will be controlled so they do not constitute a nuisance.
A motion to approve the conditional use permit passed on an affirmative commission vote. The approval includes the staff findings that the property meets minimum lot-area standards and the added condition that the applicant submit a nuisance-abatement plan and show compliance with the 50-foot dwelling setback for animal structures.
Next steps: Wilson will provide the written nuisance-control plan with his conditional-use documentation; staff will verify compliance with the distance standard and the maintenance plan during follow-up inspections. The permit remains subject to city enforcement if nuisance conditions arise.
