Title
Ordinance to Amend and Re-Enact the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Hampton, Virginia by Amending Section 3-2 Entitled, “Table of Uses Permitted” and Section 3-3 Entitled, “Additional Standards on Uses,” to Clarify Existing Additional Standards for Animal-Related Uses, Such As “Animal Boarding/Stables”, “School, Horse Riding”, “Accessory Use/Structure for the Keeping of Recreational Animals”, and “Agriculture/Farming”
Purpose
Background Statement:
In past years, staff have received numerous requests or complaints from residents regarding animal-related uses and care. Last year, staff began addressing these concerns by clarifying requirements for kennels and animal daycare facilities; these amendments continue that effort to clarify how animals are regulated within the Zoning Ordinance. Staff has worked closely with the Hampton Animal Response Team (HART, formerly Animal Control) to coordinate this effort.
If adopted, this amendment would clarify existing uses and their associated additional standards related to animals within Chapter 3 of the Zoning Ordinance. This amendment would remove the use of ‘accessory use/structure for keeping of recreational animals’ in order to capture those standards within Chapter 1. It would also rename the existing use ‘animal boarding/stables’, to ‘stables’, to be clearer that the use is intended to address stables for horses and similar equine animals. The amendment would add an additional standard for the existing use agriculture/farming which requires structures be kept at least 100 feet from property lines.
This amendment is in conjunction with 22-0006 and 22-0007 which incorporate the general standards for accessory keeping of animals and add a definition for companion animals, respectively.
Recommendations:
Rec
Staff Recommendation:
Approve
Planning Commission Recommendation:
Approve
Body
Whereas, the public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good zoning practice so require;
BE IT ORDAINED by the C...
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