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Commissioners favor acreage-based animal limits, ask staff to clarify permit roles and home-occupation rules
Summary
Staff proposed shifting animal-keeping limits from zoning labels to acreage-based allowances and recommended animal control manage permits; commissioners asked clearer code language, neighbor-notice rules for AAE exceptions, and separate follow-up study sessions for animal-keeping and home-occupation rules.
Staff and animal-control personnel presented proposed revisions intended to simplify animal-keeping rules by tying allowable animals to lot acreage instead of zoning codes. Rick Boyd, the city’s animal-control officer, summarized enforcement concerns including barking, traffic from customer-facing pet businesses and disposal of hair and feces.
Public commenters urged realistic acreage thresholds for large animals;…
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