Wow this is shaping up very nice. I should be there early enough to help you and talk to you while we peal potato's, be on the look out for me, I get side tracked pretty easy! LOL
Did everyone enjoy the nice day??? It was down right hot! As soon as I got home I stayed outside till dark. The little one's are getting big, I now let them out of the pen to scratch around. They are a hoot watching them.
Sec. 3-501. Keeping of animals other than dogs and cats.
(a) Except as provided otherwise, all animals commonly known as domesticated farm animals may be kept and maintained in any of the City's zoning districts only so long as:
(1) The provisions of Chapter 22 of this Code pertaining thereto are complied with;
(2) Such animals are maintained on land upon which the owner or occupant resides;
(3) Such animals maintained on single-family, two-family and multi-family districts are not permitted closer than:
[a] Twenty-five (25) feet to a lot line upon which is situated an inhabited dwelling, nor One hundred (100) feet to any dwelling other than the owner's;
(4) The owner or occupant of the land upon which such animals are kept and maintained erects and maintains a suitable barrier sufficient to insure compliance with the above distance requirements.
(b) No person shall own, keep, or maintain swine within the City limits, except in those areas zoned A-1 or A-2 and only then when in compliance with the limitations regarding those areas.
(c) However, where a person has continually kept and maintained such animals since April 23, 1968, such keeping and maintenance constitutes a nonconforming use, and may continue until such time that those animals expire, are removed, or are otherwise disposed of.
(d) Except as otherwise provided, no person shall keep and maintain, or allow to be maintained any exotic or native wildlife or dangerous or poisonous reptiles.
(e) Persons excepted from subsection (d) shall be:
(1) Duly authorized and licensed circuses or educational institutions;
(2) Agents or employees properly authorized by an educational institution to keep and maintain that institution's animals in connection with any lawful experimental or research program;
(3) Zoological gardens;
(4) Zoos which are supervised and publicly maintained.
(5) Falconry facilities that have a current license issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, or a license issued by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation under the rules adopted in 50 CFR 21 of the federal regulations.
(Ord. No. 0-7475-56; Ord. No. 0-8687-50; Ord. No. 0-0102-9)
The Chapter 22 referred to above pertains to zoning and I didn't see anything there other than definitions of set back lines, that would be helpful.
Just keep them 100 feet away from your neighbor's house and 25 feet away from the property line. If your yard is too small to allow those space limitations, you can seek a variance from the city council, so that you will be in compliance with the law.
Yeah, I'm always building something. Right now it's brooder pens. Who knows what it will be next. I seem to spend most of my money at lumber yards. I can always think of one more project I need to get started on.
Teach - will you be bringing any coternix quail or eggs that are not yet spoken for? I think I am ready to start raising the coternix/pharoah quail again - they were fun and I like the way they start laying eggs when they are only about 6-8 weeks old.
I'll put my 2 cents in on the taters...I don't care as long as I get a mound! Haven't met to many taters I didn't like! Well tater salad ain't my fav...although that Ron White can be funny when he ain't being drunk. Not one I let the boys watch...they can visit my dad for that kind of role modeling