§ 8-124. Keeping restricted.

The following restrictions shall apply to all livestock kept within the city:

(1)

All livestock kept on land which is immediately adjacent to a single-family residence or a single-family residential platted lot shall be kept in a stable, shed or pen, or a fenced pasture, which stable, shed, pen or fenced pasture shall be at least 100 feet distant from every such single-family residence or single-family residential platted lot.

(2)

No livestock shall be kept in any pasture or on any lot which is less than one acre (43,560 square feet) in area. The maximum number of animals kept per one-acre area shall not exceed one per acre.

(3)

For the purposes of determining whether or not the property contains one acre in area, any areas containing a single-family residence or other building, swimming pool or structure, shall not be taken into consideration. The one acre must be devoted entirely to pasture land.

(4)

If a single-family residence is constructed adjacent to an area where livestock are being kept, the owner of the livestock shall have 60 days in which to comply with the terms of this section. If a tract or parcel of land adjacent to an area where livestock are being kept is platted in single-family residential lots, the owner of the livestock shall have 60 days in which to comply with the terms of this section.

(Code 1978, § 4-46; Code 1993, § 10-98)