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// _ * <br />TO: Mayor and City Council <br />PROM: Mark Bernhardson, City AdministratoA'^■:\ <br />DATE Juno 21, 1985 <br />f <br />SUBJECT: Ordinance Interpretation - "Farm (Stock)" <br />As you are probably aware there are a number of farms within the <br />rural section of Orono that have in the past and continue to <br />raise animals including horses on a varying number of acres. At <br />present the zoning ordinance permits all farms in existence prior <br />to January 1, 1975 to continue operations subject to the <br />following conditions: <br />Lection 10.03 Subd 13A - "No new "stock farms" shall be <br />created or existing stock farms enlarged more than <br />twenty-five percent (25%) in animals over one year old <br />except under the provisions of a conditional use <br />permit. In considering any such permit, the maximum <br />number and type of animals to be kept shall be <br />determined. The site design and method of operation <br />shall be reviewed and the Council shall find that the <br />proposed "stock farm", if in existence, will not in its <br />opinion be detrimental to the public safety and the <br />general welfare." <br />In addition the Zoning Code defines stock farm as; <br />Section 10.02 Definition 26 "Farm (Stock)" - A parcel of <br />land comprising an area of ten acres or more that is <br />used to house and feed six or more animals or for the <br />raising of food. <br />Any of the following activities would individually require a <br />conditional use permit: <br />“ Recreational areas including riding stables (10.20 Sub <br />3F) <br />- Farms (Stock) in t^xistence prior to 1 97 5 that have <br />increased the amount of livestock by more than 25% <br />(10.03 Sub 18A)