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Home My WebLink AboutRe: miniature goats � �\ � '� �'�'\�\ /� �� , I , . CITY of ORONO ,�;`; J '�' A+I `\��, �!' m�� '( ; � � ti I; Municipal Offices �\� '�� ., ` �� ~� Street Address: Mailing Address: � � ��t--� G!� i.. ., �, , '�� `9�' � � �'%� 2J50 Kelley Parkway P.O. Box 66 �'\u��b' Orona, MN 55356 Crystal Bay, MN 55323•0066 Garey Symington 2114 Sugarwood Dr Long Lake, MN 55356 RE: Domestic Animals in R-lA Thank you for your letter dated June 1, 2006 regarding the keeping of domesticated miniature goats on your property in the Sugarwoods development in Orono. We would consider a miniature goats "domestic animals" or "livestock", as a goat is more similar to a horse, sheep, pig, or cow than to a cat or a dog for the purpose of regulation. As you will see below I have included Orono's definition of"animal unit". As we do not specifically list miniature goats, the City would probably look at a miniature goat as similar in size to a sheep therefore 3 goats would equal one animal unit according to our Codes. Your property, and the entire Sugarwoods neighborhood, is located within the R-lA zoning district. This zoning district requires that you receive conditional use permit approval from the City Council in order to have miniature goats or other domestic a�imals. Additionally, the City requires that in order to have any livestock type animals _ there must be a minimum of 2 acres on the property; 1.0 acre entirely for the house and 1.0 acre for the animal unit. (This regulation is slightly different for horses - requiring a - -minimum of 3.0 acres for 1 horse). You have requested 0.66 of an animal unit and would need to have a total of 1.66 acres� Ac�ording te-�-iennepin.County records your property contains 36,824-square_feet or 0.85 acres in area and is not large enough to meet the minimum requirements. In summary, in orcl"er to have even one goat you would first need to have 1.0 acres of land; your property doesn't meet this requirement. Citv Code Sections: - - Animal unit means,for one animal unit equivalency, one cow or steer; one horse, donkey or burro; three sheep; or 50 fowl. -� - Sec. 78-228. Conditional uses. Within any R-1A one family-residential district,no structure or land shall be used for the following uses except by conditional zrse permit: (13) The keeping of domestic- animc4l�for noncommercial purposes, including - - horses_for the use of the occupants of the premises. A minimum of one acre in aggregate, exclusive of one zrcre for the principal building, must be Telephone(952)249-4600 • Fax(952)249-4616 www.ci.orono.mn.us Page 2 of 2 Garey Symington available for each animal unit, except as set forth in this subsection. A minimum of two acres of open pasture must be available for a single horse, and one additional acre must be available for each additional horse. When the horses are kept stabled and do not require pasture for feed purposes, the minimum pasture requirement may be adjusted at the discretion of the council. Such minimum pasture acreage shall not include low-lying lands unusable for pasture or grazing. Any person keeping such animals must comply with the provisions of this Code. (14) Stables and barns, private. The use of an accessory building for keeping animals for noncommercial purposes, provided it is for the noncommercial use of the property owner or resident and meets the available area standards outlined in subsection (13) of this section. Further, no such structure shall be located less than I50 feet from the nearest adjacent residence and no closer than 75 feet from the nearest lot line. Please review the above City Code sections for more information. I hope I have answered all of your questions, if not please feel free to contact me at 952.249.4627 or by email at mcurtis�,ci.orono.mn.us. Sincerely, City of Orono �� Melanie Curtis . City Planner �� — � — c� . � � \� �-� U� �v`ovtpi --- __ — . � (�,yv�, p� u �. �1�', � --- - � __ _ O � o � � �- ��__ _______ _ _ �' �� le �- �, ►� � ; �� ,S o�.-� -�-p _ _ , O� � �'p��'. '� �� , �-, , _ o� � � � � r'1 �0�. 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This into direct contact with confined animals. problem can be minimized by allowing adequate bunk space for all animals to eat at The corral size should allow for a the same time. There are many ways to minimum of 25 to 30 s�.-f�:p�.c�s or for make or retrofit a feeding area. Many goat 100 sq. ft per buck. Shelter from rain can dairies use fence line feeders. Heavy wire, simply be a pole-type cattle shade. At least 16 foot long livestock panels with grid 15 sq. ft per doe,or 40 sq. ft for each buck openings of 6 by 8 inch can serve as the should be allowed under the shade. Height fence and allow the goats to stick their heads of the shade in corrals �ould enable a through the openings to eat. Some panels tractor-scraper to drive wider it for regular have grids that are 2 by 8 inches at the cleaning. During winter or in rainy months, bottom, increasing to 4 by 8 inches in the mounded, dry bedding should be provided middle portion, and then to 6 by 8 inches at under the roofed area. Examples of bedding the top. These panels reduce the amount of materials suitable for goats include straw, hay that is pulled into the pen and wasted by wood shavings,rice hulls, sand,and almond having the smaller grid at the bottom. If the shells. No bedding is required in warm, dry 4 by 8 inch holes about halfway up the panel weather; it will only athact flies. are not large enough for mature goats to place their heads through comfortably to eat, For younger animals,more then a section of horizontal wire between protection in winter may be desired. A two 4 by 8 inch holes may be cut out to modified wooden calfs hutch that is closed make an 8 by 8 inch op�ing that is about a in the back may be used for several newborn foot from the ground. goat kids. Pens for small groups of growing kids with the dimensions of approximately 8 A fenceline feeder can be made more feet wide by 16 feet long may include a roof like a manger by building a low(2 foot over the back half of the pen. Plywood or high)wall with wooden boards about two metal panels may be utilized to close three feet out from the fenceline. Calf or cow sides in the back half to within 1 to 2 feet stanchions may be used for fenceline feeders below the eaves. Finishing the walls to the for goats as long as there is not a high curb eaves may cause ventilation problems. Ease that interferes with their ability to eat. A of cleaning,containment,and protection length of rebar can be welded about 12-16 from predators are the key elements to keep inches from the bottom of the stanchion in mind when constructing goat shelters. opening to prevent the goats from pushing Safety is also important. Goat kids are very or walking through the stanchions. There curious, so areas that might cause are many imaginative retrofits that can work strangulation or a broken leg must be with a common sense approach to the eliminated. Lead based paint on old sheds animals' ability to eat comfortably and that might be retrofit�ed from some other use safely. For example, hay nets that are to goat shelters can be dangerous. sometimes used for other species are not advisable for goats because goats can Group feeding in dry lot conditions become ensnared in the netting and strangle is labor efficient. "Boss" goats can themselves. sometimes monopolize the feed bunk and 4