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Findlay officials present pared-down farm-animal ordinance, invite public feedback
Summary
City planners presented a one-page draft to allow small animals citywide, set 1-acre and 3-acre minimums for medium and large animals, and rely on nuisance rules and prosecutorial discretion for enforcement; staff said the measure will go to Planning & Zoning Thursday.
City planning staff presented a simplified draft farm-animal ordinance at a public forum and asked residents for feedback on definitions, lot-size thresholds and enforcement.
Matt Cardano, director of Hancock Regional Planning, said the one-page draft would be added to chapter 505.08 of the Findlay municipal code and referenced state regulation OAC 901.12. The draft permits noncommercial small animals (defined in the draft as animals under 50 pounds, such as chickens, ducks and rabbits) on any parcel, subject to existing sanitation and…
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