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Commission backs ordinance change to allow limited livestock on larger SF-1 lots with special-use permit
Summary
Argyle's Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that Town Council allow private farm animals on SF-1 lots that meet minimum grazable-acre thresholds, approving the measure with an added requirement for a specific-use permit.
The Argyle Planning and Zoning Commission on July 9 recommended that Town Council amend the Town Development Standards to allow private farm animals on Single-Family 1 (SF-1) lots that have sufficient grazable land, subject to a specific-use permit (SUP).
Council had asked staff to draft the amendment after a resident request. Planner Harrison and Senior Planner Kelly presented the draft language, which would permit "the usual farm animals as defined under the farm's general livestock ranch use, such as horses, cattle, sheep," for SF-1 properties only when the parcel has a minimum of 1.5 acres of land available for grazing, excluding building…
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