Oak Park, IL limits number of dogs and cats per house

Illinois village going to the dogs



Oak Park, IL, Sep. 14 (UPI) -- The Village Board of Oak Park, Ill.,
has increased the number of dogs that can live in a single-family
residence from two to three.

The town's two-dog per house limit had not changed since it was
enacted in 1904. A woman who owns three dogs challenged the law after
she was given the choice of getting rid of one animal or moving out of
town.

Irate neighbors mounted a petition drive to get the board to
reconsider the two-dog limit.

"I'm happy that I stuck with it. It was pretty painful, so I'm glad
that maybe other people who might want three dogs can avoid that pain
now," Bailey told the Chicago Tribune.

Village Board members did not change the one-dog per household limit
in multifamily residences with four or more units. The two-dog limit
remains per household in two and three flat apartment buildings.

Residents of a single-family home can have four cats, while apartment
dwellers are limited to two felines.

(Steve Dufour) writes:

Oak Park, IL, Sep. 14 (UPI) -- The Village Board of Oak Park, Ill.,
has increased the number of dogs that can live in a single-family
residence from two to three.

I've searched a couple times for any logic for such limitations and
have found none. Anyone have ideas? I do not see a direct
correlation between some arbitrary number of dogs (or cats) and all
single-family residences in terms of problems for the community.

Are there similar restrictions for children anywhere?

--kyler

Oak Park, IL, Sep. 14 (UPI) -- The Village Board of Oak Park, Ill.,
has increased the number of dogs that can live in a single-family
residence from two to three.

I've searched a couple times for any logic for such limitations and
have found none. Anyone have ideas? I do not see a direct
correlation between some arbitrary number of dogs (or cats) and all
single-family residences in terms of problems for the community.

I think there could be health and safety issues if there were too many
dogs or cats in one house. But I think 2 or 3 is way too low. Maybe
8 or 9 might be a more reasonable limit.


Are there similar restrictions for children anywhere?

China.


--kyler

"Steve Dufour" wrote in message
om...


I think there could be health and safety issues if there were too many
dogs or cats in one house. But I think 2 or 3 is way too low. Maybe
8 or 9 might be a more reasonable limit.


Whatever happened to individual choice and responsibility? Talk about Big
Brother!

On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 08:28:15 +1200 Ashley wrote:


Whatever happened to individual choice and responsibility? Talk about Big
Brother!



Nope. Forget Big brother! Talk about an overstrained juciary system an
about old-fashioned laws that should be abolished...

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eMail: Gunnar Unterstrich Lode at web de

On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 08:28:15 +1200 Ashley wrote:


Whatever happened to individual choice and responsibility? Talk about Big
Brother!



Nope. Forget Big brother! Talk about an overstrained juciary system an
about old-fashioned laws that should be abolished...

--
eMail: Gunnar Unterstrich Lode at web de

(Steve Dufour) writes:

I think there could be health and safety issues if there were too many
dogs or cats in one house. But I think 2 or 3 is way too low. Maybe
8 or 9 might be a more reasonable limit.

I can think of some homes where more than 10 could be easily handled.
I can certainly come up with some residences with more floor space
and land than a group of five apartments (which could, according to
these limits, hold 2 to 3 dogs each for a total of 10 to 15).

Are there similar restrictions for children anywhere?

China.

I just attended a presentation on this a few days ago. There isn't
a hard limit such as the ones for number of dogs. Sure, in some
areas life will become very difficult if you go over one child per
couple but it's not prohibited. Similarly, I'd be happy to pay for
increased services used (if we got any) for having more than some
arbitrary number of dogs. (We're one of the few who pays our local
dog tax anyway.)

--kyler

"Steve Dufour" wrote in message
om...


I think there could be health and safety issues if there were too many
dogs or cats in one house. But I think 2 or 3 is way too low. Maybe
8 or 9 might be a more reasonable limit.


Whatever happened to individual choice and responsibility? Talk about Big
Brother!

(Steve Dufour) writes:

I think there could be health and safety issues if there were too many
dogs or cats in one house. But I think 2 or 3 is way too low. Maybe
8 or 9 might be a more reasonable limit.

I can think of some homes where more than 10 could be easily handled.
I can certainly come up with some residences with more floor space
and land than a group of five apartments (which could, according to
these limits, hold 2 to 3 dogs each for a total of 10 to 15).

Are there similar restrictions for children anywhere?

China.

I just attended a presentation on this a few days ago. There isn't
a hard limit such as the ones for number of dogs. Sure, in some
areas life will become very difficult if you go over one child per
couple but it's not prohibited. Similarly, I'd be happy to pay for
increased services used (if we got any) for having more than some
arbitrary number of dogs. (We're one of the few who pays our local
dog tax anyway.)

--kyler

"Steve Dufour" wrote in message
om...
I've searched a couple times for any logic for such limitations and
have found none. Anyone have ideas? I do not see a direct
correlation between some arbitrary number of dogs (or cats) and all
single-family residences in terms of problems for the community.

I think there could be health and safety issues if there were too many
dogs or cats in one house. But I think 2 or 3 is way too low. Maybe
8 or 9 might be a more reasonable limit.

Frankly, it depends on the owners of the animals, and the size of the house.
Some people can afford and can handle everything that comes with four dogs
and seven cats and five kids. Others can only handle a single small dog.

The limits are usually (as I understand it) intended to avoid hoarding or
collectors and the health risk that presents to both people and animals
involved. I think my hometown has limits... something like two dogs, two
cats. My sister and her husband applied for a permit of some sort to have an
exception made for them - they pay the necessary fees, and at least the
first time, a visit was paid to the home to be sure all the animals (and the
home itself) were in good condition. Hell, I live in an apartment complex
that allows only two cats per lease - they're supposed to be declawed, but I
behave myself and I talk to the manager when things come up, and so I have
three cats, none of them declawed, and I still foster feral kittens.