Pub of Ordinance 58LEGAL NOTICES
(Official Publication)
ORDINANCR N0, 58
AN ORDINANCE RM ATING TO
THE REGULATION AND KEEP-
ING OF HORSES, COLTS AND
PONIES WITHIN THE VIL-
LAGE OF SHOREWOOD
The Village Council
of tha Village of Shore-
wood does ordain:
SECTION 1.
No person, firm or
corporation shall
keep, stable so her -
boor horses, colts or
Ponies within the
limits of the Village
of Shorewood, upon
land other than that
classified and taxed
as agricultural by
the Village Assessor
without first obtain-
ing a permit from the
Village Clark to so
keep, stable, or har-
bour said animals.
Such person, firm,
or corporation shall
pay therefore to the
Village Clark the sum
of $10.00 for each
horse requested for
said permit.
SECTION 2.
Application for the
Permit shall be made
in writing by the
owner of the animal
or animals upon blanks
or form furnished by
the Village Clerk.
Each application for
a permit shall have
thereon the correct
legal description of
the property on which
the animals or animals
will be kept and the
name of the owner of
the land; the total
number of horses and
information indentify
ing each horse to be
kept or stabled on
said Land; the descrip-
tion of shelter pro-
vided for the animal
or animals.
SECTION 3.
No permit shall be
issued by the Village
Clerk until the Animal
Inspector, to be ap-
pointed by the Council,
has inspected the pre-
mises upon which the
animal or animals are
to be kept. The fol-
lowing standards are
to be not and provided
by the applicant be-
fore a permit shall
be issued.
1. An area where
horses are kept,
stabled, main -
taifted or con-
fined of at least
a contiguous one-
half acre.
2. Such area shall be
enclosed by a stur-
dy wood, metal or
electrical fens
which will keep the
animal or animals
confined therein.
3. A shelter or sta-
bling facility
which will keep
the animal or an-
imals comfortable
and protected from
the elements and
which shelter or
stabling facility
shall be no closer
than 100 feet from
any structure other
than the applicants
which is used for
residential pur-
poses; in addition
the shelter or stab-
ling facility shall
be so located so as
not to create a pub-
lic nuisance.
4. Clean and sanitary
premises which will
not be a harbour for
rodent, flies and in-
sects*
5. Areas where animals
are confined should be
of such a nature they
can be used by the an-
imal for grazing, but
the areas shall be no
closer than 75 feet
from any structure
other than the appli-
casts, which is used
for residential pur-
poses.
6. The number of animals
per one -half acre of
confinement area shall
be limited to one.
7. Keeping, storing, sta-
bling or maintenance
of said animals on
the premises shall -not
directly contribute
to the pollution of
any public body of
Mater.
SECTION 4.
Upon receipt of an inspec-
tion report from the Ani-
mal Inspector disclosing
that the applicant has comer+
plied with the standards
provided by Section 3
above and upon approval
of the application by the "
Village Council, the V1-
lags Clerk may issue a
permit for the keeping
of said horses, colts, or
ponies which permit snall
expire on the ensuing :5th
day of May, unless sooner
revoked as hereinafter
provided, except that any
applicant requesting a
permit to keep, store,
or stable three (3) or
more horses, colts or
ponies upon one parcel
of land shall not be is-
sued by the Clark until
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the Village Council
has determined that
the keeping, storing,
maintenance or sta-
bling of said number
of animals shall not
be public nuisance.
SECTION 5.
Permits issued pur+-
suant to this Ordi-
nance may be re-
voked by the Village
Council if the Coun-
cil finds, of ter in-
vestigation by the
Inspector and of ter
holding a hearing
thereon (notice of
said hearing to be
given to the holder
of the permit) thatt
1. The premises up-
on which the an-
imal is kept is
unsightly and a
harbour for ro-
dents, flies,
and insects or
2. The winter ac-
cumulation of
manure is not
removed from
the premises
prior to May
15th of each
yearl burning
of manure is
prohibited, or
3. Accumulations of
manure are not
removed at such
periods as will
insure that no
objectional ar-
oma exists and
that the require-
ments of sub-
division one a-
bove are com-
plied with: or
4. The applicant
has failod to
make a reason -
abIa effort to
keep the animal
or animals under
control and fen -
ced within its
areas or
5. The applicant has
not met the stan-
dards set forth
in Section 3 of
this Ordinance:
or
6. The animal has
been treated
cruelly and in-
humanly.
7. The keeping,
storing or sta-
bling of said
animals is a
public nuisance.
SECTION 6.
Any person violating
the provisions of
this ordinance shall
be guilty of a mis-
demeanor and shall
upon conviction there,
be punished by a fine
of not to exceed $300.00
or by imprisonment of not
not to exceed linty (90)
days.
SECTION 7,
Ordinance No. 36 which
was accepted December
11 1961 together with
any amendments thereto,
is hereby repealed.
SECTION S.
This ordinance shall
take effect and be
enforced after its pas-
sage and publication ac-
cording to law.
Passed by the Council
this 13th day of April,
1970.
JACK T. COOPER
Mayor
ATTEST:
MURIEL WBOWELL
Clark