2019-09 Ordinance Amending City Code Chapter 47 - Control of Animals, Fowl and Dogs

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ORDINANCE NO. 2 01 9—0 9 ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE - CHAPTER 47- -CONTROL OF ANIMALS.FOWL AND DOGS— BE IT ORDAINED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS: Section 1. That Chapter 47 of the City Code of the City of Decatur, Illinois, be, and the same is hereby modified and amended by adding language to Sections 1 and 3. Said Sections 1 and 3 as so modified, amended and added, shall provide as follows: 1. DEFINITIONS. Whenever used herein, the following words shall have the meaning set after them as follows: (m) Educational institution — property owned by an Illinois State Board of Education accredited entity which is used wholly for the instruction and recreation of students for grade 12 or under. 3. FARM ANIMALS PROHIBITED. No person, firm or corporation shall keep any cattle, sheep, swine, or goats at any place upon any premises within the City except temporarily in stock yards for sale or shipment and except temporarily in packing plants for slaughter. Educational institutions may keep lowline cattle, sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas upon premises owned by the educational institution. The minimum lot area for keeping a full-sized horse or animal of the equine family is one (1) acre for one equine and one (1) additional acre for each additional equine and in no case shall an equine be kept unless one (1)twelve foot by twelve foot stall enclosed with three (3) solid walls is provided for sheltering each equine kept on such lot. The minimum lot area for keeping a miniature horse, pony or other small animal of the equine family, llamas, alpacas and lowline cattle is one-half(1/2) acre for one animal and one-half(1/2) additional acre for each additional animal and in no case shall such animal be kept unless one (1) eight foot by eight foot stall enclosed with three (3) solid walls is provided for sheltering each animal kept on such lot. The minimum lot area for keeping sheep and goats is one-quarter (1/4) acre per animal and one-quarter (1/4) additional acre for each additional animal and in no case shall such animal be kept unless one (1) eight foot by eight foot stall enclosed with (3) solid walls is provided for sheltering no more than(3) such animals kept on such lot. Lots and shelters must be enclosed and comply with all City of Decatur ordinances. No part of the animal shelter shall be within 75 feet of any dwelling house occupied by human beings, except any dwelling house occupied by the owner or person in control of said animal(s). Section 2. That the City Clerk be, and she is hereby, authorized and directed to cause the provisions hereof to be appropriately set out in the City Code and to cause the same to be published in pamphlet form according to law.