KALAMAZOO, MI -- A pet porker was told not to hoof it.

Monday night, the City Commission approved a special permit to allow Josh Garcia to keep "Bacon," a pet pot bellied pig, at his home on Morgan Street. Bacon is a one-year-old pot bellied pig that is the size of a medium-sized dog.

Garcia's home is an urban zoo. Three dogs, two cats, a parrot and two geckos live with Bacon and their owner, but city staff found the animals created no hygiene or nuisance problems.

According to the city, the swine is healthy, up-to-date on his shots, and has had his tusks removed. Bacon is housebroken, crate trained, and litter trained.

In the spring, a neighbor squealed about the handsome hog. Issues were raised to police but it turned out to be hogwash.

A neighbor reported that the property frequently has junk and trash in the yard, but a Code Compliance Officer didn't find evidence of a nuisance violations. A neighbor also expressed concern about the number of animals being kept at the house, but the city closed the case after an investigation.

No complaints have been made about the behavior or hygiene of the pig, and he appears to be in good health.

Section 7-4 of the city's Code of Ordinances states that no person shall keep "any swine whatever," without a special permit from the City Commission. After being contacted by the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety in June, Garcia submitted a request for a pig permit.

It's not the first time the city has allowed a pet pig to be kept.

In September 2016, the City Commission approved a permit to keep a miniature pig at a home on Walnut Court.

Five years earlier, Jim Nicolow obtained the permit for a family pig named Vance. Nicolow's daughter, Genevieve took the pig with her when moved to attend Western Michigan University.

That's all, folks.