§ 28-5-28. Raising or Keeping of Livestock or Poultry.

(a)

Generally. Where livestock or poultry is kept or raised and is intended to be housed, the buildings for such purposes, as well as animal feedlots and manure storage areas, shall be located not less than one hundred fifty (150) feet from any property boundary of an adjacent property which is not in the same ownership as the premises on which the livestock or poultry is intended to be raised.

(b)

Additional Provisions for the Raising or Keeping of Livestock. The following additional regulations shall apply to farms where livestock are kept or raised:

(1)

Buildings for the raising or housing of swine shall be designed and constructed to provide a minimum of forty-eight (48) square feet per animal. In addition, there shall be one hundred (100) square feet of exercise yard per animal, and thirty-one hundred (3,100) square feet of pasture area provided per animal kept or raised;

(2)

Buildings for the raising or housing of horses and other equines, shall be designed and constructed to provide a minimum of ninety-six (96) square feet per animal. In addition, there shall be two hundred (200) square feet of exercise yard per animal, and two (2) acres of pasture area provided per animal kept or raised;

(3)

Buildings for the raising or housing of cattle, shall be designed and constructed to provide a minimum of seventy-five (75) square feet per animal. In addition, there shall be one hundred (100) square feet of exercise yard per animal, and two (2) acres of pasture area provided per animal kept or raised;

(4)

Buildings for the raising or housing of sheep and goats, shall be designed and constructed to provide a minimum of twenty (20) square feet per animal. In addition, there shall be thirty (30) square feet of exercise yard per animal, and ten thousand (10,000) square feet of pasture area provided per animal kept or raised;

(5)

Buildings for the raising or housing of poultry, shall be designed and constructed to provide a minimum of six (6) square feet per animal. In addition, there shall be twenty (20) square feet of exercise yard per animal, and one hundred (100) square feet of pasture area provided per animal kept or raised; and

(6)

The raising or housing of all other livestock shall require the granting of a special exception pursuant to Section 28-9-3(b), Special Exceptions, of this ordinance, and the design of buildings, and the size of exercise yards and pasture areas to be provided shall be as determined by the Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) based on information submitted as part of the application as well as standards and information provided by the Cooperative Extension Service or other source of appropriate technical expertise.