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WON! by Ann Wood, UPPR™ Zoning Chairperson |
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My name is Ann Wood; I live in Gerber, CA, located in Tehama County in Northern California. My Parents {Charles & Hannah May Wood} & I have lived in the area for over 5 years, 3 years ago they were given two wonderful potbelly pigs {Myrtle & Sweet Pea} and in May 2004 we adopted a third {Jasmine} from a sanctuary. On July 20, 2004 we were informed that this area does not acknowledge potbelly pigs as pets {valued members of the family} they are considered just another swine and fall under the livestock regulations which require an acre of land per pig. We have about ¾ of an acre. We were informed that we had 10 days from the date the letter was sent to remove the girls from the property. The letter was dated and post marked for July 13th which gave us just 3 days. We were frantic!! On Monday, my father made an appointment with the Tehama County Planning Director, we have been granted a stay till the issue could be brought in front of the Planning Commission for a vote in late September. The Director suggested that we check the zoning polices pertaining to Potbelly Pigs for other cities in California; however he did not pass on to my father how to do this. My father set about calling some of the cities around us and I sent an e-mail message out to several addresses that I found. One of the responses that I received suggested the LexisNexis Municipal Codes Web Library - http://www.bpcnet.com. This is a wonderful zoning web site. My Father and I sat down and went through the cities one by one printing off every thing that pertained to potbelly pigs. We were surprised at all of the different ways that potbelly pigs were listed. Looking at all of the information that we had gathered we knew that the Planning Commission would not want to go thought the information page by page so I sat down and did what I do best, I placed all of the information on a spread sheet. The first
of September we presented the Planning Director with a huge binder. A
cute picture of a stack of pigs graced the cover, then information that
were provided by Phyllis with UPPR, letters from veterinarians, a definition
of a pet and all of the information that we gathered from the internet.
The Planning Director was surprised at the amount of information that
we were able to provide him with and assured us that he would share it
with the Planning Commission. |
On January 25, 05 the Tehama County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the following Ordinance: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEARYBY GIVEN that the Tehama County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at 10:45 a.m., or as soon thereafter as may be heard in Board Chambers, 633 Washington Street, Red Bluff, California, on the following matters: REZONE #04-10. (PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION #04-2) - To consider amending Chapter 17.08, General Provision and Exceptions, Section 17.08.010. Additional Uses Permitted of the Tehama County Zoning Code; adding Subsection (1), Pot-Bellied Pigs as follows: 1. Pot-Bellied Pigs. As an accessory use to a detached single-family dwelling in a RE; Residential Estates Zoning District and an R-1; One-Family Residential Zoning District, no more than five Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs (sus scrofa) may by kept or harbored as a pet. In combination with dogs, no more than five animals may be kept, provided: a. The animals
are regularly housed indoors, and when outdoors, are restrained by leash
or within a durable fenced enclosure area, and
I would like to thank every one that weathered the storm before us without their efforts we could not have accomplished what we did. THANK YOU!
Ann Wood |
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