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1.)ate: 02/OZ/2009 Council Date: 02/09/2009 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM BRIEFING SHEET 4riginating Departtnent- Presented By: Agenda Item Police I Interim Chief Hundley 121. RECOMMENDED MOTION: First Reading - not an action item o.: PoLicY IssuE(s): Public Health IiAC;KGROUND: The Code Enforcement Task Farce reviewed and revised the large animal ordinance. This ordinance concerns keeping of livestock in the City, particularly the number of large animals that can be kept in relation to the size and location of the lot the animals inhabit and distanees from other inhabited residences. The ordinance does not apply to areas of the City that are zoned agricultural. During the review process, 123 properties were identified as having large animals. The changes in the ordinance affect the ratio of animals to area, primarily limiting the number of large animals to 1 for a minimum of a%2 acre and an additional 2 acres for every 1 head added after the first. Far example, 2 horses being kept in the city would require a lot the size of 2'/z acres, 3 horses would require 4'/2 acres, and so on. The ordinance had required that animals had to be kept 50 feet from any inhabited residence with the exception of the owners. That exception has been removed. The proposed ordinance also provides for a 1 year compliance period for those persons who are in violation of the ordinance at passage. BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: PASS AS PRESENTED r. XHIBITS: Ordinance • UDGET INFO: ❑ Financial Report ❑ D Minute Otrler Expense $ ❑ epariment Report ❑ ❑ P t ti Resolution O di Budgeted Amt $ resen a on ❑ Public Hearin ~ r nance ❑ Oth r y'TD Actual $ g e Acct Name Acct Number t-ISCAL NOTES: REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: ED Administration [D City Clerk ❑ Community Development ❑ EMS/IT ❑ Finance ❑ Fire ❑ Municipal Court Z Legal ❑ Library Z Police ❑ Eng./Public Works ❑ Utilities Cih, of Paris Revised 2/04/08