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Sweetwater debates removing livestock permit after judge revokes sole permit in neighborhood dispute
Summary
Council discussed a proposed ordinance that would eliminate the existing livestock‑permit process and prohibit livestock within 300 feet of residences after a recent city court case in which a goat permit was revoked following neighbor complaints about noise and animals running loose.
Council members and staff discussed a proposed ordinance that would remove the city’s current permit process for livestock kept within 300 feet of another residence and instead make those animals prohibited inside that buffer.
Jessica briefed the board on a recent city court case: neighbors complained about a resident keeping a goat (about 15 feet from a neighbor’s patio) and chickens that reportedly ran loose; animal control originally issued a permit after…
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