ORD 17-003 ORDINANCE NO , 17 -003
AN ORDINANCE amending Chapter 6 . 12 and Chapter 6 . 16 of the
Camas Municipal Code relating to livestock and poultry.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAMAS DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS :
Section I
Section 6 . 12 . 0 10 — Prohibitions generally, of the Camas Municipal Code is hereby
amended to provide as follows :
6 . 12 . 010 - Activity .
Notwithstanding activities operating under the
Agriculture/Ranching (A/R) overlay zoning classification pursuant
to Title 18 , Chapter 18 . 41 of the Camas Municipal Code , livestock
is deemed non-compatible with urban development and not an
allowed activity within the city limits .
Section II
Section 6 . 12 . 020 — Prohibited in public parks , of the Camas Municipal Code is hereby
repealed.
Section III
Section 6 . 12 . 030 — Violation-Penalty, of the Camas Municipal Code is hereby amended
to provide as follows :
6 . 12 . 030 - Violation-Penalty .
Any person violating any provision of this Chapter shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished
by fine not exceeding the sum of five hundred dollars .
ORDINANCE NO . 17 - 003
Section IV
Section 6 . 16 . 010 — Running at large, of the Camas Municipal Code is hereby amended to
provide as follows :
6 . 16 . 010 - Activity .
Notwithstanding uses operating under the Agriculture/Ranching
(A/R) overlay zoning classification pursuant to Title 18 , Chapter
18 . 41 of the Camas Municipal Code , the keeping of more than six
chickens , ducks, geese , domesticated hare or rabbit, and similar
animals in any combination on a parcel of land containing less than
10 , 000 square feet shall be deemed a public nuisance . No turkeys
or roosters are permitted. Animals subject to this Chapter shall be
contained on the premise in a manner as to reasonably preclude the
animals from running at large within the city.
Section V
Section 6 . 16 . 020 — Violations - Penalty, of the Camas Municipal Code is hereby amended
to provide as follows :
6 . 16 . 020 — Facilities .
Sheds and shelters used to secure animals under this section shall
be permitted when incidental and accessory to the primary use of
the property (e . g . Accessory to residential use) and subject to the
development standards of the underlying zone .
Section VI
The title to Chapter 6 . 16 of the Camas Municipal Code is hereby amended to POULTRY
AND RABBITS .
Section VII
This ordinance shall take force and be in effect five days from and after its publication
according to law.
ORDINANCE NO . 17 - 003 Ilk
PASSED BY the Council and APPROVED by the Ma or this ,204,' day of
2017 .
SIGNED :
yor
SIGNED :
Clerk
APPROVED as to form :
City Attorney