Item 5: Ordinance on Urban Animal Keeping Standards

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Attachment B 9.3910 S-W Whiteaker Special Area Zone Land Use and Permit Requirements. Table 9.3910 S-W Whiteaker Special Area Zone Uses and Permit Requirements S-W Agricultural, Resource Production and Extraction Urban Animal Keeping, including pastureland (See 9.5250) S Section 9. Section 9.5250 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to provide as follows: 9.5250 Farm Animal Standards. []UrbanKeeping[All of the following standards are applicable to farm animals:] (1) Purpose. The purpose of these standards is to allow for increased opportunities for residential urban animal keeping and farming within the city limits, while encouraging compatibility within the urban environment. Animal keeping is the practice of raising domesticated animals that are used primarily as food or product sources. (2)Application of Standards. In addition to applicable provisions contained elsewhere in this land use code, where this land use code allows Urban Animal Keeping, all of the standards in this section apply. (3) General Standards. (a) Animals not addressed in this section are not permitted under the “Urban Animal Keeping” use category. (b) Except for an animal kept on-site by an educational or religious institution, the person responsible for keeping an animal shall reside on or adjacent to the development site on which the animal is kept. (c) In addition to applicable provisions contained in this land use code, the keeping of one or more animals under these provisions shall also comply with all other applicable provisions of the Eugene Code, including but not limited to sections 4.083 through 4.084 Noise Disturbance, section 4.335 Animal Abuse, section 4.340 Animal Neglect, and section 4.430 Continuous Annoyance. (1) Farm Animals Allowed. 4[] (a) [Except as provided in subsection (1)(b) below, up to 2 adult rabbits or fowl (no roosters) over 6 months of age are allowed in any residential zone.] On development sites of less than 20,000 square feet and located in a zone that allows “Urban Animal Keeping,” any two of the following four categories of animals are allowed: 1. Chickens and Domestic Fowl. Up to 6 of any combination of chickens and domestic fowl over six months of age and up to 6 of any combination of chickens and domestic fowl under six months of age For purposes of EC 9.5250, “domestic fowl” means quails, pheasants, ducks, pigeons, and doves. Roosters, geese, peacocks, and turkeys are prohibited. 2. Rabbits. Up to 6 over six months of age and up to 6 under six months of age 3. Miniature Goats. Up to 2 miniature goats, commonly known as pygmy, dwarf, and miniature goats, provided that males are neutered. 4. Miniature Pig. No more than one miniature pig, up to 150 Ordinance – Page 4 of 7