Discussion and Review of Tiffin Municipal Code Revisions – Preparation for Setting the Public Hearing — Tiffin City Code - DRAFT

CHAPTER 58 URBAN CHICKENS 58.07 ODOR AND NOISE IMPACTS. 1. Odors from chickens, chicken manure, and other chicken related substances shall not be perceptible beyond the boundaries of the permitted tract of land. 2. Chapter 55 of this Code will govern noise complaints from the keeping or harboring of chickens. 58.08 PREDATORS, RODENTS, INSECTS, AND PARASITES. The permittee shall take any and all necessary action to reduce the attraction of predators and rodents and the potential infestation of insects and parasites. Chickens found to be infested with insects and parasites may result in unhealthy conditions to human habitation and may be removed by the Public Works Department. 58.09 FEED AND WATER. Chickens shall be provided with access to feed and water at all times. The feed and water shall be made unavailable to rodents, birds, and other predators. 58.10 WASTE STORAGE AND REMOVAL. All stored manure shall be covered by a fully enclosed structure with a roof or lid over the entire structure. No more than three cubic feet of manure shall be stored on a permitted tract of land. The henhouse, chicken tractor, or other enclosure and surrounding area shall be kept free from trash and accumulated droppings. Uneaten feed shall be removed in a timely manner. 58.11 CHICKENS AT-LARGE. The permittee shall not allow the permittee’s chickens to roam off the permitted tract of land or roam outside of the enclosures on the permitted tract of land. 58.12 LIABILITY. The City shall not be liable for any injury or death to chickens caused by cats, dogs, or other animals, domestic or wild, whether such animals are licensed or not by the City. Further, the injury or death of a chicken caused by an animal is not, in and of itself, sufficient grounds for declaring that animal vicious or dangerous pursuant to Chapter 57 of this Code. 58.13 UNLAWFUL ACTS. 1. It is unlawful for any person to keep or harbor chickens in violation of any provision of this chapter or any other provision of this Code. 2. It is unlawful for any owner or leaseholder of property to allow chickens to be kept in violation of the provisions of this chapter. 3. No person shall keep chickens inside any residence. 4. No person shall slaughter chickens within the public view of a public area or adjacent property owner. 58.14 NUISANCES. Any violation of the terms of this chapter that constitutes a health hazard or that interferes with the use or enjoyment of a neighboring property is a nuisance and in addition to any other remedy provided by law, may be abated under Chapter 50 of this Code. [The next page is 491] CODE OF ORDINANCES, TIFFIN, IOWA - 474 -