West Donnegal

Ordinance found for 2014:

West Donegal Township ordinances:

B. It is permitted to maintain small domestic animals up to a total of 12, provided the following conditions are met:

(1) Maintaining small domestic animals shall be within the rear yard area.

(2) Maintaining small domestic animals shall be on a noncommercial basis and be strictly as an incidental use.

(3) The area within which small domestic animals are kept shall be enclosed by a fence designed for containment.

(4) Such fence shall be at least 50 feet from any lot line and not closer than 100 feet to the nearest dwelling other than that of the owner.

(5) The area within which small domestic animals are maintained shall be kept in a suitable grass cover and shall not be allowed to degrade to an erodible condition.

(6) The owner of the small domestic animals shall exercise suitable control over the animals and shall not allow a nuisance condition to be created in terms of excessive noise, dirt, or odor.

(7) For the purposes of this subsection, small domestic animals shall include animals such as rabbits, guinea pigs, and chinchilla, and fowl such as chickens, turkeys, geese, ducks, and pigeons, but shall not include wild or exotic animals held in captivity.

C. The ownership of large domestic animals shall not exceed 1 1/2 animal units per acre, provided the following conditions are met:

(1) Maintaining large domestic animals shall be within the rear yard area.

(2) Maintaining large domestic animals shall be on a noncommercial basis and be strictly as an incidental use.

(3) The area within which large domestic animals are kept shall be enclosed by a fence designed for containment.

(4) No building, corral, fence, or stable shall be closer than 100 feet to the nearest dwelling other than that of the owner.

(5) The area within which large domestic animals are maintained shall be kept in a suitable grass cover of at least two acres in area and shall not be allowed to degrade to an erodible condition.

(6) The owner of the large domestic animals shall exercise suitable control over the animals and shall not allow a nuisance condition to be created in terms of excessive noise, dirt, or odor.

(7) For the purposes of this subsection, large domestic animals shall include animals of the bovine, equine, porcine (swine), and sheep families, but shall not include wild or exotic animals held in captivity.

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Max # of Chickens?: 12

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Last Verified: 10/2020