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We're actually seeing the opposite here. In the township that we're building in we can legally own 1 animal unit per acre. I think chickens,goats,dogs and other smaller animals equal .2 animal units with a cow being 1 unit. That said, extra permits are required if your operation is considered commercial. 

Furthermore, in our nearest city (86k population), homeowners are actually encouraged to own animals. City ordinances have been enacted to allow goats, chickens, and bees all on small city lots, but again extra permits are required. 

As far as tiny homes go, up here they still fall into the caveat of a "recreational vehicle" and are allowable so long as they're built on a trailer. Our house is only 600 square feet, so not tiny, but we also don't have to follow building codes so it is allowable. 

Wow, that's absurd!  Have you read the ordinance language regarding this?  Oftentimes the ordinance is written so that if you meet certain parameters like zoning districts etc. you can still be eligible. 

The only other thought I have is that maybe there's a large poultry industry in the area and they wrote it to prevent undercutting of the industry by "smaller" homesteaders, but that's also equally absurd.