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COMMISSION AGENDA
ITEM F
Consent
Informational
Public Hearing
Regular X
October 11~ 1999
Meeting
M~ t-
Authorization
REQUEST:
The Community Development Department- Code Enforcement Division requests the
City Commission consider the request of Sally Callahan, 41 S. Edgemon Ave., to
obtain permission of the Commission to have more than two cats at her residence, as per
Section 4-2 of the Code of Winter Springs.
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this agenda item is to request the City Commission consider the request of
Sally Callahan to have more than two cats at her residence.
APPLICABLE LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY:
Section 4-2 of the Code of Winter Springs prohibits any household in the city to own or
contain more than two (2) dogs and two (2) cats without the express consent of the City
Commission.
CONSIDERATIONS:
The City received an anonymous complaint on September 27, 1999 regarding the number of
cats Ms. Callahan has at this residence. Upon notification of the violation, Ms. Callahan
expressed the desire to appear before the City Commission and request permission to keep
more than two cats. Ms. Callahan has five adult cats at her residence on S.Edgemon Avenue
and is requesting permission to keep these animals.
CDD/October 4, 1999/4:26 PM
OCTOBER 11, 1999
REGULAR AGENDA ITEM F
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Commission consider the request of Ms. Callahan to keep five
cats at her residence.
ATTACHMENTS:
A). Section 4-2 of the Code of the City of Winter Springs.
B). Letter of October 4, 1999 from Ms. Callahan
COMMISSION ACTION:
COD/October 4, 1999/4:26 PM
ANIMALS
Sec. 4-1. Animal control and protection ordi-
nance of Seminole County, Florida,
adopted.
The city hereby adopts by reference as though
fully set forth herein the "Animal Control and
Protection Ordinance of Seminole County, Flori-
da," County Ordinance No. 74-8, and all amend-
. ments and additions thereto except as otherwise
provided in this chapter.
(Code 1974, ~ 4-1)
Sec. 4-2. More than two dogs or cats prohib-
ited; exception.
No household in the city shall own or contain
more than two (2) dogs and two (2) cats without
the express consent of the city commission. Once
permission is obtained from the city commission,
additional dogs or cats may be maintained in the
same household until such time as a public com-
plaint is registered against their domicile or main-
tenance. The city commission shall have the right
to revoke the granting of this special exemption
as set forth above at any time.
(Code 1974, S 4-2)
Cross reference-Zoning, Ch. 20.
94.2
The Code section is properly identified
by using Sec. 4-1 with the Seminole Cty
section as follows:
4-1 20.23 Animals at large
4-1 20.24 Urinating & Defecating
4-1 20.25 Noisy Animals
4-1 20.26 Damaging or destroying
property or animals.
4-1 20.27 Odors
4-1 20.28 Bitches and female cats in heat.
4-1 20.32 Reporting animal bites
4-1 20.49 Rabies vaccination required
4-1 20.50 license tag required
4-1 20.55 Animal to wear tag.
4-1 20.87 Standards of care
_. Section 4-? is c;~rictly a Winter Springs Ordinance and is used only as Sec. 4-2
More than two dogs or cats prohibited.
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