HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 3465ORDINANCE NO. 3465
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 17.12.010 AND
ADDING SECTION 17.12.060 TO THE BAKERSFIELD
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL
SUBURBAN ZONES.
BE IT ORDA1NED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 17.12.010 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
17.12.010 R-S (Residential Suburban) zone.
A. All permitted uses and regulations in the R-S zone shall be the
same as the R-1 zone, except that the following additional uses are permitted:
1. Breeding, hatching, raising and keeping of poultry, fowl,
rabbits, chinchillas, vietnamese pot-bellied pigs, fish, flogs and bees for the domestic use
of the resident/occupant of the lot.
2. Keeping of cattle, sheep, goats, horses, mules and burros in a
ratio not exceeding one adult animal of the foregoing for each one-quarter acre of lot
area.
B. The keeping of such fowl and animals shall conform to all other
provisions of law governing same.
C. No fowl or animals, nor any pen, coop, stable, corral or other
structure or enclosure housing livestock or poultry shall be kept or maintained within
fifty feet of any dwelling or other building used for human habitation; nor within one
hundred feet of the front lot line of the lot upon which such animal or structure is
located; nor within ten feet of the street side of a corner lot; nor within one hundred
feet of any public park, school, hospital, or similar institution.
D. There shall be no raising, killing or dressing of any such animals or
poultry for commercial purposes.
OR;GJNAL
SECTION 2.
Section 17.12.060 is hereby added to the Bakersfield Municipal
Code to read as follows:
17.12.060 Temporary animal permits.
A. The breeding and raising of animals in numbers greater than those
allowed by Section 17.12.010 of this chapter, by minors in conjunction with a student-
oriented fair project sponsored by a bona fide agricultural organization, shall be
permitted upon submission of an application for a Temporary Animal Permit to and
approval by the Planning Director in accordance with the procedures set forth in this
section.
B. An application for a Temporary Animal Permit shall include the
following:
1. The name and address of the applicant;
2. Name and age of minor raising the animal(s);
3. The name(s) and address(es) of the property owner(s) or
legal description of the subject property;
4. Assessor's parcel number;
5. Name of the organization sponsoring the minor, including
name, phone number, and acknowledgement from the sponsor that the minor is
engaging in an activity under their program;
6. A plot plan showing the location of proposed pens, coops or
areas for the breeding and raising of animals in relation to existing residences and other
buildings and structures within one hundred (100) feet of pens, coops or areas housing
livestock.
C. A Temporary Animal Permit shall be issued by the Planning
Director under the following conditions:
1. The minor shall be sponsored by a bona fide organization
such as, but not limited to, Future Farmers of America, 4-H Club, Cow-Belles and
Junior Farmer.
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2. The increase in animal density shall not exceed the density
allowed by Section 17.12.010 of this chapter by more than fifty percent (50%); provided,
however, that at least two and no more than six additional animals shall be allowed.
3. The Planning Director may permit the raising of one swine
provided all other standards in this chapter are satisfied.
4. The written consent of the owners or occupants of all
abutting property shall be obtained.
5. The applicant shall allow inspection of animal maintenance
facilities by the City and any animal control agencies during the effective period of the
permit upon request.
6. Each additional animal authorized by the Temporary Animal
Permit over the allowable animal density specified in Section 17.12.010 of this chapter
shall be removed upon expiration of the permit.
D. Any permit issued pursuant to this section may be revoked or
modified whenever the Planning Director has a reasonable suspicion that any person to
whom such permit has been issued has violated any of the provisions of this chapter.
Notification of such revocation or modification shall be served by certified mail upon the
permit-holder, and shall be effective upon mailing. Such revocation or modification may
be appealed to the City Council within 10 days of receipt of notification of such
revocation or modification.
E. All temporary animal permits shall be effective for a period not to
exceed six (6) months from the effective date of the permit. No more than one (1) such
permit shall be approved for any lot within a one-year period.
SECTION 3.
This ordinance shall be posted in accordance with the Bakersfield
Municipal Code and shall become effective thirty (30) days from and after the date of its
passage.
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OR;GINAL
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was passed and
adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on
JUN 2 4 1992 , by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILk~EMBERS: EDWARDS, DeMOND, SMITH, 8RUNHI, P~TERSON, McDERMOl'r, SALV~GIO
NOES; CO~ILMEMBER~: ~
ABSENT COUNCtLMEM9ERS~&
A~STAIN: COUNC~MBER~ ~
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED J 0 N 2 4 1~2
MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED as to form:
LAWRENCE M. LUNARDINI
CITY ATTORNEY of the City of Bakersfield
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING DOCUMENTS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
) ss.
County of Kern)
CAROL WILLIAMS,
That she is the
of Bakersfield;
Being duly sworn,
duly appointed,
and that on the
posted on the
the following:
City Council at
and entitled:
Bulletin Board at
Ordinance
a meeting held on
deposes and says:
acting and qualified City Clerk of the City
30th day of June , 19 92 she
City Hall, a full, true and correct copy of
No. 3465 , passed by the Bakersfield
the 24th day of June , 19 92 ,
NSAOPD
/s/ CAROL WILLI~dS
CITY CLERK of the City of Bakersfield
DEPUTY City Clerk