Streetwise newsletter: Got your goat? Now is the time for Raytown to study Goat Law
Photo by Bailey Mahon
This story ran last weekend in Editor-in-Chief Brock Wilbur’s weekly newsletter Streetwise, which you can subscribe to here.
Got Your Goat?
Raytown’s Municipal Code does not allow miniature goats. However, horses, chickens, and potbellied pigs are permitted. But now the option is on the table for goats to enter your neighborhood. Open debate on the subject has opened up over the weekend and continues into next week.
One on hand, goats are incredibly cool and have weird eyes that vaguely resemble Futurama’s Hypnotoad. On the other hand, goats are incredibly cool and I would move to Raytown to be able to keep a few in my backyard. Seems like a win-win for residents.
[As a heads up, you might have been told that goats will die if they don’t have at least one other goat to hang out with. When I was told a decade ago, by a goat farmer, that goats can die of loneliness it ruined my entire day. That is not true. But also, certainly, if you’re gonna get one goat maybe get him a pal!]
Until 2 p.m. Thursday, June 30, Raytown residents are being asked to provide public comments on whether miniature goats should be allowed in Raytown. The Planning & Zoning staff prepared a draft ordinance that can be viewed online at www.raytown.mo.us. The draft establishes the conditions in which the city may permit miniature goats (i.e. lot size, maximum number of goats, set back, and more). The city is seeking feedback to this document. All public comments will be presented to the Planning & Zoning Commission during a July 7 discussion session. The meeting will be held at City Hall, starting at 7 p.m.
Public comments can be submitted in any of the following ways:
- Electronically: Send an email to Chris Gilbert, chrisg@raytown.mo.us and include “miniature goats” in the subject line.
- By mail to: Raytown Planning & Zoning Commission, Attn: Chris Gilbert, 10000 E. 59th St., Raytown, MO 64133
- In person: Written comments may be delivered in person to the Administration Office in City Hall during regular hours M-F 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. 10000 E. 59th St.
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