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Washington County supervisors table rezoning request from Cox family seeking to keep companion pigs for legal review
Summary
After public testimony for and against, the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to table a rezoning petition from Isaac and Hope Cox so county counsel can review whether state law or private covenants allow miniature pigs as companion animals.
The Washington County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 14 unanimously voted to table a rezoning petition from Isaac and Hope Cox, who asked to rezone about 3.66 acres on Peaceful Valley Road from R-2 to A-2 to keep four miniature pigs as companion animals.
Hope Cox told the board she and her family bought the property without clear knowledge of a restrictive Kirby Smith covenant and that the pigs are household companions, not livestock. “Miniature pigs kept solely as pets and not for…
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