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County Dane QOPA VOAD ACS /F� i1OnQ`LNDBN y DATE: July 17, 1987 T0: Donovan P. Osterlie Supervisor, District 37 FROM: Gene R. Rankin, Direc Land Regulation & Reco Department SUBJECT: FARM ANIMALS AS PETS We discussed a problem in your district where a property owner, whose land is zoned R-1, wishes to keep a small farm animal as a pet, namely a goat. Generally speaking, the keeping of one kind of farm animal as a pet begets a request for other kinds of animals, many of which would cause a nuisance. By restricting this proposed change to two small species, sheep and goats, and by restricting the number of animals to one, it is more likely that we can control potential problems and prevent potential nuisances to neighbors. We should not allow farm animals to be kept in residential districts, because the density of houses would bring serious problems. We already allow farm animals in the rural homes districts, but they require a larger lot size than the property owners in question have. The best solution is to change the definition of livestock for agricultural districts only. This means that the actual effect will fall in the A-2 district, which allows lots of the size at issue. It also restricts farm animals to districts where farm animals are reasonably expected by neighbors. Your constituents will, of course, have to re-zone from R-1 to A-2 to get the benefit of this change, should it be approved by the Agricultural, Environment & Land Records Committee and adopted by the County Board. There is no good way to permit them to keep a goat in their present R-1 district. I attach a draft for your review. Please call if I can answer any questions. My direct line is 267-4115. Att.