TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Carrie Tai, AICP, Community Development Director
Talyn Mirzakhanian, Planning Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Request to Discuss Existing Regulations Governing Animal-Related Activity, Specifically Bees, Pigs and Chickens, on Residential Properties (Community Development Director Tai).
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council discuss and provide direction on regulations governing animal-related activity, specifically bees, pigs and chickens, on residential properties.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
In the event that the City Council directs staff to prepare draft ordinances regulating beekeeping activities, pigs, and chickens, there would be a cost associated with securing an expert consultant to embark on the development of necessary ordinances, which include drafting the ordinance and public outreach.
BACKGROUND:
As a result of bee-related Code Enforcement activity in 2020, the City Council considered a request by Councilmember Hersman and then-Mayor Montgomery on November 4, 2020, to discuss regulations for beekeeping. After some discussion, the City Council directed staff to evaluate animal related requirements or provisions in the City's Municipal Code, specifically as they relate to bees, chickens, and pigs. The Council indicated interest in learning how, if at all, the Code currently regulates such uses in the single-family residential zoning districts and what avenues of enforcement, if any, are currently available for animal-related nuisances.
To assess the frequency of animal-related violations, Code Enforcement records indicate that the City has received four, independent, animal-related complaints since 2018. The complaints are briefly described below:
1. June 14, 2018 - Code Enforcement receives a complaint regarding roosters being ke...
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