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It should be noted that both the existing and proposed definition of "specialty farm" would _ <br />categorize the raising of exotic animals and birds (e.g peacocks) as a specialty farm use. Under the <br />existing and proposed ordinance, the raising of animals or birds that are not considered livestock, <br />household pets (e.g. dogs, cats, rabbits), or poultry would be considered a specialty farm use. Under <br />the proposed ordinance, the only change to the definition of "specialty farm" is to specifically define <br />the care of 25 or more roosters as a specialty farm use. <br />• Allowance for Road Names <br />At the October 241i meeting, the Board voted 5-0 to bring back unchanged the proposed LDR <br />amendment ordinance on use of road names. That ordinance, which would allow use of road names <br />(rather than road numbers) for new private roads, is in final form for Board adoption (see attachment <br />#3). <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners adopt the two attached LDR amendment <br />ordinances. <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />1. Excerpts of Draft Minutes from October 24, 2000 Board of County Commissioners Meeting <br />2. Ordinance on Rooster Limitations <br />3. Ordinance on Use of Road Names <br />4. Chart of Financial Impacts on Affordable Housing <br />Vice Chairman Ginn asked Deputy County Attorney Collins to clarify the <br />"grandfathering" of the Wilson farm. <br />Deputy County Attorney Will Collins explained that typically when a use is <br />established it is considered legal; if the regulations subsequently change, it is considered to <br />be a legal non -conformity. Under our Code, it can continue so long as it is not increased or <br />expanded in size. In this case, staff had made a determination that roosters were poultry and <br />poultry was allowed in an agricultural zone. The question as to whether they should be <br />grandfathered is a little difficult because of the latest ruling from the PZC, that roosters are <br />not poultry, they have never been permitted, and thus they were never legally established. <br />Vice Chairman Ginn stated that the Department of Agriculture uses the term <br />"domestic fowl" and the County has never had a definition of "poultry" <br />November 7, 2000 <br />134 <br />BK 1 15 PG 843 <br />