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Sec. 6-17. - Keeping of animals other than dogs and cats; maximum number of animals; <br />commercial dog kennels and cat shelters. <br />(a) <br />Generally. <br />(1) <br />The keeping or maintaining of any wild/exotic animal is prohibited in all areas of the city. <br />(2) <br />Only animals or animal types specified or named in this section and not predominantly found only <br />in the wild may be used for security purposes. <br />(b) <br />R -A district. The keeping and or maintaining of animals other than dogs and cats in any R -A zoning <br />district, unless otherwise provided in this chapter, shall be regulated by this subsection. <br />(1) <br />All land zoned as R -A which is in land area ten acres or more shall be exempt from the following <br />animal unit per acre regulations. All other land which is zoned R -A shall be subject to the schedule <br />set forth in this subsection, and no person shall maintain any animal population, exclusive of dogs <br />and cats, which exceeds one animal unit per acre. <br />(2) <br />The schedule referred to in subsection (b)(1) of this section shall be used in the following manner: <br />a. <br />The types of animals kept or maintained shall be limited to those listed on the schedule under <br />"Permitted Animal Types." <br />b. <br />The maximum allowable animal unit value, excluding dogs and cats, for a specific acreage of land <br />shall be determined by the following formula: <br />Maximum animal unit value = Number of acres x 1.0 <br />C. <br />When added together the sum of the individual animal unit values as shown on the schedule shall <br />not exceed the maximum animal unit value as determined by the formula. <br />(3) <br />Tb. A...I. .- Fnr tlip R -A Aictrirt is ac fnllmu— <br />Permitted Animal Types <br />Assigned Animal Unit <br />Values <br />a. <br />Horse/mule families <br />1 head = 1 unit <br />b. <br />Cattle family <br />1 head = 1 unit <br />c. <br />Hog family, including potbellied pigs <br />1 head = 1 unit <br />d. <br />Sheep/goat families <br />1 head = 0.5 unit <br />e. <br />Poultry/fowl/bird families (of a size larger than the ordinary pigeon) <br />except emu and ostrich <br />25 head = 1 unit <br />