Cochrane approves two-horse hobby farm at 3 Fifth Street

Cochrane’s Committee of Adjustment has approved a hobby farm at 3 Fifth Street to allow property owner T. Calaiezzi to keep two horses for personal use, according to a town notice dated Nov. 13. The approval requires a building permit for the proposed stable and remains subject to appeal until Dec. 2, 2026.

The decision allows a hobby farm as an accessory to the property’s existing residential use. It grants exceptions to zoning rules that otherwise prohibit hobby farms in the property’s Residential First Density (R1) zone and limit their maximum area to four hectares. The approved maximum hobby farm area is approximately 5.06 hectares.

The committee considered the application at a hearing held Nov. 12, 2026.