OCALA, Fl (352today.com) – The Marion County Board of County Commissioners approved in a 3-2 vote a reasonable accommodation request for a special use permit that would allow four goats on a residential property at their meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, with the parcel zoned as single-family dwelling. Commission Chair Carl Zalak, III and Commissioner Craig Curry were the dissenting votes.
The reasonable accommodation that was being requested is to allow for four goats in a single-family dwelling zoning and that is per recommendation with a doctor’s note. Fifteen property owners were notified, there was a petition in support with four signatures of nearby neighbors. There was one letter in opposition. Marion County staff at the meeting received another signature in support, said Kathleen Brugnoli, Marion County growth services project planner. The owners/applicants are Yuriel Perez and Emilina Rosell.
The parcel currently has rural land use, single-family residential zoning. It’s 1.013-acres in size and is located in Rainbow Acres Unit 3. The subject property is in the primary springs protection overlay zone and is outside the urban growth boundary. The physical address is 7498 SW 204th Ave., Dunnellon…