2010-0096
INTRODUCED BY: PAUL J. HOGAN, PE, COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT IV
ORDINANCE NO. ___________
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An ordinance of the Parish of St. Charles, providing that the Code of Ordinances, Parish of St. Charles, be amended by revising Chapter 4, Animals and Fowl, Article I., In General, Section 4-10. Keeping of animals not considered pets and keeping of exotic animals, by amending (a.).
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THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That Chapter 4, Animals and Fowl, Article 1., In General, Section 4-10. Keeping of animals not considered pets and keeping of exotic animals, (a.) is hereby amended as follows:
AS WRITTEN:
(a) No animals other than those defined as pets shall be kept in other than an O-L zoning district without first obtaining a letter of no objection signed by all property owners within three hundred (300) feet of the property on which the animals are to be kept. The form for obtaining a letter of no objection shall be obtained from the animal control officer. A copy of the completed form shall be returned to the animal control officer for retention.
REVISED:
(a) No animals other than those defined as pets shall be kept in other than an O-L zoning district without first obtaining a permit which shall include a letter of no objection signed by all property owners within three hundred (300) feet of the enclosed and/or fenced in area in which the animals are to be kept. The permit application form (which shall include a sheet for collecting signatures of nearby property owners) shall be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning. A copy of the completed permit application form shall be returned to the Department of Planning and Zoning for confirmation that each and every property owners within 300 feet of the enclosed and/or fenced in area in which the animals are to be kept has no objection. Should the area(s) in which animals are to be kept not be identified by the applicant, the distance shall be measured from th...
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