Please help - I don't know where else to go!!!! Before we brought Pasha home (our 30 inch miniature horse), I contacted the Greenville County Zoning (SC) commission to make sure we had everything in order. At that time, the woman in charge told me that we were zoned for one full-sized livestock per 1/2 acre of land. Since we had just under a half acre, I asked if we could lease some of our neighbors land to make up the difference. At that time she said yes. We worked things out with the neighbor and I thought all was fine. We brought Pasha home and everyone except for a woman who lives 2 blocks over was thrilled to have her there. This woman complained that we were in violation of zoning laws and we got a notice from the county. I called the zoning commission back and spoke to the same woman that I spoke to in December. Now she says that we have to actually buy the neighbors land and that a lease agreement does not have any impact on zoning laws. This of course is very different that what she told me in December. Now I have two issues....does anyone know if leasing land will suffice for meeting the land size requirements for zoning laws and how can I go about having our miniature horse classified as an exotic pet rather than livestock. The neighbors dog is bigger than our horse !!!! Any help out there would be great. We love Pasha and don't want to lose her. =
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