The Marion County Board of County Commissioners will cast a final vote next week on a local family’s request to keep two miniature horses on their residential property, a decision that follows a divided vote by the local zoning commission.
The board will review the special use permit request submitted by Stefan and Cathy Mehrl during its upcoming regular meeting on Tuesday, June 16.
The applicants are seeking permission to house two miniature horses for personal, non-commercial use on their 1.54-acre property located at 12721 SW 73rd Street in the Rolling Hills subdivision.
Because the property holds a single-family dwelling zoning classification, the owners are required by the county’s land development code to obtain a special use permit to keep the animals on the premises…