No sheep in the Inn?
This actually happened here. A protest to a city ordinance took on a Christmas theme:The ordinance approved Nov. 10 by city commissioners sets strict guidelines for keeping animals in city limits. A particularly controversial part of the plan was elimination of the grandfather clause, which would allow people who already have animals on their property to keep them.
Under the new guidelines, in order to keep livestock, a person must have a lot larger than one acre in size. Owners of property that does not comply must register with the city and will have until Aug. 31, 2010, to find another place for their animals.
The petition filed Wednesday in court states prior to enactment of the Enid Municipal Code of 2003, the sole ban on livestock was that swine, other than pot-belly pigs, could only be maintained on property zoned agriculture. In July 2007, the petition states, keeping of livestock, including poultry, was restricted to property zoned agriculture, residential estates in R-1 zoning or on property one acre or more in size. It exempted non-comforming livestock that existed prior to Aug. 17, 2007, the effective date of the ordinance.
posted by Ann at
9:30 PM
1 Comments:
Hello Ann,
Thank you very much for your kind visit to my blog today! I really appreciate it. You are always welcome anytime.
Enjoy this joyous season!
~Warmly, ~Melissa :)
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