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Ordinance No. 14-28 amending Sections 102 (Definitions), 106 (Animals Kept on Premises; Sanitary Requirements), and 110 (Specific Animals Prohibited; Exceptions) of Article 7 (Regulation of Animals - General Provisions), adding Section 108 (Registration of Hoofed Pets) to Article 8 (Regulation of Animals - Dogs and Cats), and amending Section 102 (Hoofed Animals Kept On-Premises; Zoning Requirements) of Article 9 (Regulation of Animals - Hoofed Animals), all of Chapter 6 (Neighborhood Vitality/Community Health) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended, pertaining to hoofed pets.
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Summary: This ordinance will modify City Code to allow hoofed animals, weighing less than 100lbs at maturity, to be treated as pets. This change is requested to allow residents to own small goats on their private property, for purposes of urban homesteading. There are a growing number of local residents who want to produce some of their food to save on food costs, to sell their home-produced food, and to have better access to healthy and organic foods.
Current city code allows hoofed pets within the city limits on a minimum lot area of thirty seven thousand (37,000) square feet. This prevents many residents from owning miniature female goats for milking purposes and wethered, or non-breeding, male goats.
This code change will allow residents to own hoofed pets under the same laws regulating cat and dog ownership, meaning there will not be a land size requirement or a fencing requirement for miniature goats.
Specifically, hoofed pets must:
* Abide by noise ordinances
* Abide by odor ordinances
* Secure a registration and license
* Secure all necessary inoculations
* Must always be under the control of its owner
Previous Council Action: None.
Background: Currently, all hoofed animals are listed as Stable Animals within Chapter 6 of City Code as follows:
Stables And Corrals, Private: Private stables and corrals for up to four (4) horses...
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