95-01-Ordinance-Regulation of Emu Farms-02/20/19951; ast�
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WHEREAS, requests for information regarding the requirements for keeping emus have
become more common;
AND WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Sanger, Texas, sees a need to provide
specific regulations for the keeping of emus in the City;
AND WHEREAS, the City Council has held the requisite public hearings prior to adoption of
this ordinance as required by law;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANGER, TEXAS:
A. That Section 8.1, Subsection 2 of Ordinance No. 015-87, (the zoning ordinance) as found
in Chapter 12, Exhibit "A" to the City of Sanger Code of Ordinances shall be revised to read
as follows:
"2. All general and special agricultural, farming, ranching, stables, and related
accessory buildings, stock and poultry raising, dairy, emu farming and other related
uses so long as same do not cause a hazard to health by reason of unsanitary
conditions, are not offensive by reason of odors, dust, fumes, noise, or vibrations, and
are not otherwise detrimental to the public welfare."
B. That Section 26 (use charts) of Ordinance No. 015-87, (the zoning ordinance) as found in
Chapter 12, Exhibit "A" to the City of Sanger Code of Ordinances shall be revised such that
the chart entitled "Agriculture Type Uses" shall have added thereto a new use entitled "Emu
Farms". Further, that said chart shall be revised such that emu farms will be permitted in the
"A" district only.
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C. That Section 38 (definitions) of Ordinance No. 015-87, (the zoning ordinance) as found in
Chapter 12, Exhibit "A" to the City of Sanger Code of Ordinances shall be amended by the
addition of definition number 42.5 to read as follows:
"42.5 Emu Farms - An area of five (5) acres or more used for the raising and
breeding thereon of emus for future sale or show. No person may have in
excess of eight (8) adult emus per acre of land nor three (3) chick emus may
be kept per acre. "
D. That Section 38 (definitions) of Ordinance No. 015-87, (the zoning ordinance) as found in
Chapter 12, Exhibit "A" to the City of Sanger Code of Ordinances shall be amended by the
revision of definition number 45 to read as follows:
"45. Farm, Ranch, Garden or Orchard - An area of five (5) acres or more which is
used for the growing of usual farm products, vegetables, fruits, trees and grain and for
the raising thereon of the usual farm poultry and farm animals such as horses, cattle,
sheep, and emus including the necessary accessory uses for raising, treating and
storing products raised on the premises, not including the commercial feeding of offal
or garbage to swine or other animals and not including any type of agricultural or
husbandry specifically prohibited by ordinance or law."
Any and all Ordinances of the City of Sanger, Texas, heretofore adopted which are in conflict
with this Ordinance are hereby expressly repealed insofar as the same are in conflict
therewith.
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If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word in this Ordinance, or
application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid by a court of competent
jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the
Ordinance, and the City Council of the City of Sanger, Texas, hereby declares that it would
have passed such remaining portions of the Ordinance despite such invalidity.
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This Ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after passage and publication, as the
law in such cases provides.
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DULY ADOPTED BY THE CITY Q�QUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS, ON
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APPROVED:
ATTEST:
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City Secretary, City of Sanger, . xas
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Mayor, City of Sanger, T as