How many feet from a neighbors home should my pasture fence be?

I have looked & looked for any zoning law to comply with. We have 2 horse & another one will be here Tuesday. The neighbor next door drinks a lot of alcohol & seems to be building a case that he has flies. He came to our house yesterday with scrapes on his upper foot probably from falling down. He said the flies did it! He is pretty irrational. His girl friend with 2 kids comes over & all be does is verbally abuse her & they leave the kids outside for hours without allowing them to come in.
We used the fly bugs that eat larva before the flies hatch.We have a compose pile at the back of the property that causes no one any problem. This is our first year without many flies. In fact I only need to spray the horse legs every other day & need to wipe their face for face flies. The entire area we live in has horses all around. We have noticed that one of my horses favorite potty spots is in the corner about 10 feet from his drive way which the neighbor also uses as his patio. So I can understand he does not want to see this for have flies from this. We told him we will clean the corner, keep it clean plus we are putting a second fence 10 feet away from our property fence the length of his area. Does anyone know if there is a certain amount of feet from his house or property that we need to do by law. We would hate to put the second fence up & find we did it in the wrong place. He said nothing about the smell as our pasture is over 2 acres & there is no build up or smell coming from the pasture
I live in Cool Ca & am trying to find the law or code by feet away from neighbor help

2009-07-05T12:56:39Z

I forgot to add, surrounding area, including our road & everybody on it has some kind of horses or and livestock. Cattle, chickens goats, lamas, mini horses, I know we are zoned for horses & livestock. I am looking for the particulars about space between house & pasture etc. The only animal that is not allowed in this area are pigs. So we must be zoned for livestock or AG.
And yes this person seems to be spinning out of control with his drinking. And now he has turned his sights on us.
It reminds me of the big evil eye in Lord of the Rings. You were fine if the eye wasn't looking at you but now he has us in his sights. I don't think anything we could do would make him happy . He screams at everybody all of the time on the phone. He has guns & shoots them off quite a bit. So I am afraid if we piss him of he might shoot one of our horses. That is why we are putting a second fence 12 ft. off the our property line fence. Then we will plant stuff between the fences

gallop2009-07-04T15:18:39Z

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It comes under nuisance laws, and the fence line may have nothing to do with it. Here, some types of agricultural zoning exempt farmers from nuisance suits based on odors and flies associated with keeping livestock. But on a 2 acre property, around here you couldn't have ag zoning. So, you need to know how your property is zoned, what the nuisance laws are, and if you are exempt from legal action. You can also check on fencing ordinances, but again, that may have little to do with the nuisance factor. Here, fencing along roads has to be 30 feet from the center of the road. Barns have to be 100 feet from any residence, but if the barn is there first, then it doesn't apply. Property line fences are fine, but it is up to livestock owner to contain his animals off of the neighbor's property. If horses can reach over to the neighbor's property, it can be a problem.
Here, nuisance cases are likely to be won by the complainant if the livestock owner is not exempt. Your county should be able to direct you where to find out about fencing ordinances. Here, if you are ag zoned, you don't need fencing permits to build a fence, but you need to know the permit laws for your area. The county will also have a permits department. Some counties are good about posting information online, and others aren't, so plan on a frustrating jouney to get all the information you need. Some of the exemption laws are actually state laws, and not listed in the county sites, so you also have to check there. State laws override county laws in most cases.

Hopefully you can just do the fencing as you plan, and that will be enough to solve the problem.

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LYNN W2009-07-04T14:15:04Z

You will find it in the phone book under the county or city name and then Zoning. Call them and ask them on Monday. It is going to vary by district, only they will be able to give you a correct answer.

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Anonymous2009-07-05T08:50:28Z

Your neighbor needs a visit from DCF or child welfare. Sounds like there'e a situation of neglect or even abuse going on in that house.
He sounds typical of an abusive drunk.

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Kendra2009-07-04T14:33:50Z

As long as the fence does not cross the line between your property and his, its fine.

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