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Stewart West residents urge county to reject PUD amendment that would add ‘domesticated animals’
Summary
At the Dec. 2 Martin County commission meeting, multiple Stewart West residents asked commissioners to deny a PUD amendment that would add ‘domesticated animals’ as a permitted use, calling the term vague and likely to allow barnyard animals that create nuisance, sanitation and enforcement issues.
Public comment at the Dec. 2 Martin County Board of County Commissioners meeting focused on a proposed amendment to the Stewart West planned unit development to add ‘domesticated animals’ as a permitted use. Long‑time residents said the phrase is ambiguous and could permit barnyard animals such as chickens, goats or pigs, creating noise, odor and predator issues and running counter to private covenants.
Carol Zolton, a Stewart West homeowner, told…
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