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COMMISSIONER JAY D. SCHWARTZ ITEM #1: DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO DIRECT THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DRAFT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 155.510 OF THE CITY’S LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, CURRENTLY REFERENCED AS ‘DOMESTICATED LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY,’ TO INCLUDE PROVISIONS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF LIVESTOCK WASTE.
Summary Explanation and Background
SUMMARY EXPLANATION AND BACKGROUND:
155.510 DOMESTICATED LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY
(A) Domesticated livestock and poultry shall be subject to the following standards and regulations:
1. The number of domesticated livestock permitted shall be restricted to four grazing animals per each 35,000 square feet.
2. Structures for livestock raising, boarding, or housing, such as barns, feed lofts, and stables, shall not be located within 100 feet of any lot line. A stable with a capacity of not over four horses may be located at least 50 feet from a side or rear lot line.
1. Keeping of horses and cows, not exceeding four in total number for a plot of minimum permitted size: where the plot exceeds 35,000 square feet in area, one additional horse may be kept for each acre of plot area in excess of 35,000 square feet. The permitted animals shall be kept in an area which is located at least 50 feet from any street line. Any roofed structure for shelter of these animals shall be located at least 50 feet from any plot line.
3. Structures for raising of poultry, such as pens, coops, shelters, feeders, and the like, shall not be located within 100 feet of any lot line.
(a) Where such structures, existing at the effective date of this LDC, are located less than 100 feet from any lot line, additions to existing structures and new structures may be erected at the same distance, or at a greater distance from that lot line, as the existing structures.
(b) Keeping of poultry or fowl, not exceeding 25 in total number, provided the poultry or fowl are kept in an enclosure which is located at least 50 feet from any plot line.
(c) This exemption for additions to existing structures and for new structures, shall apply only to building permits issued prior to January 1, 1962, and shall not apply to any structure, the construction of which is not begun prior to that date.
4. Structures for raising hogs, such as pens, sties, shelters, feeders, and the like, shall not be located within 200 feet of any lot line.
5. Hogs shall not be placed, kept, or permitted within 100 feet of any lot line; within 500 feet of a dwelling under different and separate ownership; nor within 500 feet of any residentially zoned property.
6. Management of livestock waste:
(a) Livestock waste, bedding, and manure shall be managed, stored, and disposed of in a manner that prevents the accumulation of insects, rodents, and other disease vectors and prevent uncontrolled run-off or offensive odor emissions.
(b) No manure, animal waste, or compost leachate shall be discharged into any canal, surface water body, wetland, or storm sewer system.
(c) Storage & Bin Requirements
1. The placement of the bin must be consistent with the structure for shelter of the livestock.
2. All livestock waste must be stored in leak-proof, covered containers or dedicated concrete manure bins. Storing loose or uncovered stockpiles directly on the ground is prohibited.
3. Storage structures, and bins must have watertight floors and walls free of cracks, holes, or deteriorated mortar joints to prevent leachate from soaking into the ground.
4. Storage structures must prevent stormwater from washing through the bin and discharging waste into adjacent water bodies or storm drains.