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WS - D, I-4 - Ordinance 2021-482 - Urban Chickens - Draft
Dated October 5, 2021City Council — work session, October 5, 2021 6 pages
Ord. 2021-482, Ord. 2021-428
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Text from the PDF text layer; check the PDF for anything that matters. 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.
58.04 REVOCATION OF URBAN CHICKEN PERMIT.
The Permitting Officer may revoke an Urban Chicken Permit on the following grounds:
1. False statements on any application or other information given to the City by the
Applicant.
2. Failure to pay any application, inspection or reinspection fee required by this
chapter and City Council resolution.
3. Failure to comply with any of the requirements of this chapter.
58.05 EFFECT OF DENIAL OR REVOCATION.
When an Applicant is denied an Urban Chicken Permit for violation of the provisions
of Section 55.04 or the Permittee's Urban Chicken Permit is revoked pursuant to this
chapter, the Applicant or Permittee, as the case may be, shall not be eligible for
another permit until one (1) year has passed since said denial or revocation. If an
Urban Chicken Permit is revoked, the Permittee shall remove all Chickens and
enclosures from the Permitted Tract of land within ten (10) days of said revocation.
58.06 APPEALS.
No application for an Urban Chicken Permit shall be denied or Urban Chicken Permit
be revoked unless the Applicant or Permittee, as the case may be, shall have the right
to a hearing. The Permitting Officer may deny an application or revoke a permit by
sending written notice of the same to the address listed on the application outlining
the reasons for said denial or revocation. The Applicant or Permittee, as the case may
Sources
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