§ 58.03 Rules And Regulations

All Permittees shall be subject to the following rules and regulations:

1. No Permittee shall keep or harbor more than six (6) Chickens on the Permitted Tract of Land.

2. No person shall keep or harbor any roosters on the Permitted Tract of Land.

3. The Permittee shall not engage the breeding of Chickens or other commercial activities on the Permitted Tract of Land.

4. All Chickens must be kept in an enclosure or fenced-in area at all times.

5. Chickens shall be secured in a henhouse or chicken tractor from dusk until dawn.

6. Enclosures. All enclosures located on a Permitted Tract of land shall meet the following minimum requirements:

A. Enclosures shall be kept in a dry, odor-free and sanitary condition at all times.

B. Henhouses, chicken tractors or other enclosures must provide adequate ventilation and must be impermeable to rodents, birds and other animals.

C. Henhouses, chicken tractors or other enclosures must provide a minimum of four (4) square feet per chicken while minimizing adverse impacts to other residents in the neighborhood.

D. Henhouses, chicken tractors or other enclosures shall be enclosed on all sides and shall have a roof and doors, which access shall be secured at night. All openings must be covered with predator and bird-proof material made of wire with less than one-inch openings.

E. Henhouses, chicken tractors or other enclosures shall be constructed of uniform materials and the roof shall have a uniform color and style of shingles or other coverings. Scrap metal and scrap lumber are prohibited materials.

F. Henhouses, chicken tractors or other enclosures shall be maintained and secure.

G. No henhouse, chicken tractor or other enclosure may be located in a required front or side yard.

H. Henhouses, chicken tractors or other enclosures may not be located within ten

(10) feet from an adjoining property line and must be (5) feet away from the principle permitted structure.

I. All enclosed chicken pens shall be made of sturdy wire fencing which is covered in wire, aviary netting or solid roofing.

7. The slaughter of Chickens on a Permitted Tract of Land shall be done in a humane and sanitary manner and not done in open to the view of any public area or adjacent property owned by another person.