Is this ordinance unfair? I need advice!

[Mybackyardpeepers]

Here it is per township ordinance and it sucks. My issue is my horses, we cannot have them on our property but the next township over they have a pony in a very tiny corral!! Pisses me off to be honest.

 

[Shamo Hybrid]

If it was me, I wouldn't care too much about it and get my ducks and quails..... I mean, if the neighbors all have livestock they would understand and get it, keeping it hush hush.

 

[4 Georgia Hens]

Here it is per township ordinance and it sucks. My issue is my horses, we cannot have them on our property but the next township over they have a pony in a very tiny corral!! Pisses me off to be honest.

I am so sorry! Sometimes ordinances can be a real pain!

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

I am so sorry! Sometimes ordinances can be a real pain!

I so agree. My daughter's township stipulation for horses are: food, water, shelter they don't give two Fs what size paddock they are in!!

 

[harveyhorses]

I personally hate seeing horses on tiny little lots with no pasture or room to run about, and in rainy weather end up knee deep in mud and muck with nowhere else to go.

 

[4 Georgia Hens]

I personally hate seeing horses on tiny little lots with no pasture or room to run about, and in rainy weather end up knee deep in mud and muck with nowhere else to go.

That would be a horrible sight to see.

 

[Fishkeeper]

I think it would be reasonable to see what the procedure would be for discussing a rule change. Just something to allow a few more birds per area. Not ridiculous amounts, but if you had, say, 3 ducks and half a dozen quail in addition to your chickens, that's still really not that much biomass.
Also, if you just want quail and not eggs, button quail are good indoor birds.

 

[aart]

Think if every person with one acre suddenly had 10 pigs each. It would ultimately have a huge impact on the local ecosystem.

This is a great 'wide view' example...
...thinking about not just your own one acre, but everyone's surrounding you.

 

[rosemarythyme]

What I think is a more reasonable ordinance is to take into account the fact that different animals are different sizes and have differing impact on a lot.

My zoning code has restrictions based on animal units per acre. So that can be 1 large animal like a horse or cow, or 5 smaller animals like goats, per 1 acre. Poultry and rabbits aren't included, those are pretty a much free for all if you have over 1/2 acre.

My guess is the potbelly pig exclusion came at a time when pigs became a trendy pet so someone managed to petition for that change. There's some cities around here that have exclusion for dwarf goats, for example, which are counted as pets and not livestock.

 

[4 Georgia Hens]

What I think is a more reasonable ordinance is to take into account the fact that different animals are different sizes and have differing impact on a lot.

My zoning code has restrictions based on animal units per acre. So that can be 1 large animal like a horse or cow, or 5 smaller animals like goats, per 1 acre. Poultry and rabbits aren't included, those are pretty a much free for all if you have over 1/2 acre.

My guess is the potbelly pig exclusion came at a time when pigs became a trendy pet so someone managed to petition for that change. There's some cities around here that have exclusion for dwarf goats, for example, which are counted as pets and not livestock.

Your zoning code seems awesome! Do people seem to go crazy with the slack?