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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: H.-F.
Prohibition of Farm-Type Animals
Text Amendment to Section 11-85 of FILE NUMBER:
the Code of Ordinances
COMMITTEE AGENDA DATE: June 3, 2024
Ordinance No. 24-O-0015 COUNCIL AGENDA DATE:
STAFF REVIEW: Tom Dabareiner, AICP SIGNATURE VE >
APPROVED BY CITY ADMINISTRATOR: Michael SIGNATURE
Guttman
Section 11-85 of Chapter 11 of the Code of Ordinances (Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions) pro-
hibits the possession of several types of animals throughout the City. Most of these prohibited animals
include exotic or wild type animals such as lions, bears, cheetahs, crocodilians, etc. The possession of
fowl such as roosters and chickens are also specifically prohibited. Per the Zoning Code, the only type
of animals that are permitted, aside from domestic household animals such as cats, dogs, etc., are
horses and are permitted only in Estate Residential districts. All other types of farm animals, such as
cows, goats, lamas, etc. are prohibited because they are not specifically listed as permitted anywhere
in the City.
To reinforce and clarify this prohibition, staff has proposed a text amendment to the Code of Ordinances
that specifically lists farm-type animals as being prohibited throughout the City. This includes a prohibi-
tion on cattle, calves, sheep, swine, goats, or other farm type animal. Horses shall also be listed as
prohibited with an exception that they are permitted in the estate residential districts.
ACTION PROPOSED:
Consideration of a proposed amendment to Section 11-85 of Chapter 11 of the Code of Ordinances to
specifically prohibit the possession of farm-type animals throughout the City.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Draft Ordinance

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ORDINANCE NO. 2024-0-0015
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 11-85 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
TO PROHIBIT THE POSSESSION OF FARM-TYPE ANIMALS
WHEREAS, the City of West Chicago regulates the use of land in the City to protect,
promote, and improve the public health, safety, morals, convenience, order, appearance,
prosperity and the general welfare of the citizens of West Chicago; and
WHEREAS, to achieve this purpose, the City Council believes it is in the best interest of
the City to prohibit the possession of farm-type animals on all properties in the City; and
WHEREAS, possessing farm-type animals is not permitted anywhere within the City
except horses within estate residential districts according to Appendix A of the Code of
Ordinances (the Zoning Code); and
WHEREAS, Section 11-85 of Chapter 11 of the Code of Ordinances contains a list of
animals specifically prohibited but does not include farm-type animals; and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes it is in the best interest of the City to clarify that
possessing farm-type animals is prohibited throughout the City by amending Section 11-85 of the
Code of Ordinances; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of West
Chicago Illinois, in regular session assembled as follows:
Section 1. That Section 11-85 (Certain animals prohibited) in Division 6 (Animal
Control and Care) of Article II (Offenses) of Chapter 11 (Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions)
of the Code of Ordinances of the City of West Chicago be amended as follows:
Possession of a lion, tiger, leopard, ocelot, jaguar, cheetah, margay, mountain lion, lynx,
bobcat, jaguarundi, any hybrid thereof, or any other similar feline animal, bear, hyena,
wolf coyote, wolf-dog or coyote-dog hybrid, any member of the crocodilian family,
poisonous reptile, or any other life threatening reptile or any other animal which is ferae
naturae in the eyes of the law shall be prohibited except by any person or institution
possessing state and/or federal permits enabling them to keep such animals.
Possession of any roosters, chickens or any similar fowl, or hybrid thereof is also
prohibited.
Possession of any livestock including but not limited to cattle, calves, horses, sheep,
swine, goats, or other farm-type animals shall be prohibited except that horses may be
kept on a property zoned ER-1, in accordance with Section 9.1 of Appendix A of this
code of ordinances, and on a property zoned ER-2, in accordance with Section 9.1-1 of
Appendix A (the Zoning Code) of this Code of Ordinances.

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PASSED this day of , 2024.
Alderman D. Beebe Alderman L. Chassee
Alderman J. Sheahan Alderman H. Brown
Alderman A. Hallett Alderman C. Dettmann
Alderman M. Birch-Ferguson Alderman S. Dimas
Alderman C. Swiatek Alderman J. Smith
Alderman J. Short Alderman R. Stout
Alderman J. Morano Alderman J. Banas
APPROVED as to form:
City Attorney
APPROVED THIS day of , 2024.
Mayor Ruben Pineda
ATTEST:
Executive Office Manager Valeria Perez
PUBLISHED: