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Posted by desiree on November 19, 2002 at 23:59:34:
Posted on Tue, Nov. 19, 2002
Weston moves to create pet law
Residents could keep some exotics
BY JASMINE KRIPALANI
jkripalani@herald.com
Candace West / Herald Staff
Jon Adonailo, 15, of Weston with his iguana Gizzmo, which is six feet long and seven years old.
It looks like Weston residents who keep pets such as turtles, nonpoisonous snakes, iguanas, ferrets, and potbellied pigs will be able to keep them.
In a tentative decision to create a law mirroring regulations of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Weston commissioners voted to prevent certain popular pets from being classified as wild animals.
Such a label would ban them from the city, said Commissioner Robin Bartleman. A vote on final approval is scheduled for Dec. 2.
''The reason I raised my concerns is because I wanted to ensure that if we passed an ordinance, it would be a reasonable one,'' Bartleman said.
When it finally came time to vote for the measure, Commissioner Barbara Herrera-Hill laughingly told the commission, ``This means folks, I cannot get my monkey.''
The list is so extensive, even dwarf crocodiles wouldn't be allowed, she said.
The decision meant that Weston resident Sharon Cheren's 15-year-old son, Jonathan, will be able to keep a spiky, six-foot iguana named Gizzmo that is considered part of the family.
In another matter, Arvida attorney Donald Hall requested an item concerning valet parking at the city's Town Center to be deferred for the Dec. 16 meeting.
On Nov. 4, commissioners decided Arvida, the developer that built the city, would be allowed to hire a valet parking service available on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Under current design laws, Town Center is not allowed to offer valet service. Commissioners must vote twice on the issue to give the public enough time to speak.
Commissioner Herrera-Hill opposed reserving 223 spaces on peak nights for valet service, saying a better solution would be to build a two- or three-story garage.
But Mayor Eric Hersh said Arvida, which will soon sell the $35 million outdoor mall, isn't required to come up with a solution.
