The recent approval of a special use permit for two miniature horses on a residential property raises an important question that many Marion County residents are beginning to ask: What standards are actually being applied, and are they being applied equally?
Over the last several years, the Marion County Board of County Commissioners has approved a variety of exceptions within residential zoning districts, including emotional support goats and now miniature horses.
Most recently, an Ocala couple was unanimously granted permission to keep two miniature horses on a 1.54-acre R-1 property, subject to certain conditions…