Urban Farming Animal and Market Garden Presentation - Council President Stuckart

8/12/2019 Urban Farming Animal and Market Garden Presentation - Council President Stuckart

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Why Consider Now?

Food Security

Local Economy

Increased Community

Environmental Stewardship


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Process

1. Spokane Regional Food Economy Conference

(April 2013)

2. Urban Agriculture Open House (June 2013)

3. Ordinance Committee (July Sept 2013)

4. Technical Meetings (Oct-Nov 2013)

5. Outreach (Ongoing)


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OutreachOver 20 presentation to neighborhood councils

2 Planning Commission workshops, open to public

Planning Commission Hearing, testimony

Channel 5 2 shows

City Council Study Session, open to public

Open House 100+ attendees

Regional Food Economy Conference 240+ attendees

Media Coverage 2 Spokesman, KXLY (TV and Radio), 3 Inlander,

KPBX


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Mitigation

Whenever the law is changed some peopleare going to be upset. Councils job is to

recognize that and mitigate the potentialimpacts!


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Animal Code

Code stays the same, unless one takes classesand gets certified through WSU countyextension

Additions/ bonus category: From 0 square feet every 1,000 square feet +1small domestic animal

From 0 square feet every 2,500 square feet +1small livestock Small Livestock under 150 pounds and 36

inches in shoulder height.


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Neighborhood:1

50 ft*128 ft= 6,400 sq. ft .

1. 4 house pets and 6 smalldomestic or

2. 4 house pets 2 small

livestock 1 smalldomestic or3. Any combination as

long as it does not add

up higher than thesquare feet of the parcel

Nomatterthe lotsize

Every 1,000 sq. ft. 1= extra chicken

(small domestic animal )6,400 sq. ft. = 6 chickens Every 2,500 sq ft.= 1 small livestock6,400= 2 small livestock


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Neighborhood: 240 ft. *120ft.= 4,800 sq. ft. 1. 4 house pets + 4 chickens (small

domestic)2. 4 house pets + 1 small livestock

and +2 chickens3. Or any combination that does

not add up to over 4,800 sq. ft.


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Neighborhood: 3All lots are notrectangular butspokanegis.org gives

GIS acreage which can be transferred intosquare feet.

1. 1 acre= 43,560square ft.2. .33*43,560=

14,374.8 sq. ft.

14 chickens(Small domestic)

5 small livestock combination


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Animal Mitigation

Roosters banned

Male small livestock must be humanely descentedand neutered

Classes through WSU County Extension

-Certification/License to be accountable-To mitigate offsite and onsite impacts: Noise, Odor,and Disease


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Pilot Market Garden Program

Allows sales of fruits, flowers andvegetables grown from residence

Allows eggs that were raised to be soldfrom residenceExpands small-scale commercialgardening to residential zones


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Market Garden Mitigation

Market gardens may operate during

daylight hours

Each market garden shall be limited to

one vehicle delivery per day

2 Year Pilot


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Market Garden Mitigation cont.

Operators shall be required to comply with all federal, state,municipal and health district regulations related to the

production and sale of agricultural products

The area of a market garden used to produce the agricultural

product may not exceed 6,000 square feet. A market garden

may exceed this square footage limitation if the operator

obtains a Type II conditional use permit


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Farmers Markets The Market Garden Ordinance does not impact a persons ability to sell the produce they grow to a

farmers market, grocery store or restaurant.

The ordinance does not take away opportunities tosell agricultural products, its adds opportunities.


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Thank You

Urban Farming Animal and Market Garden Presentation - Council President Stuckart

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