H-2 - Ordinance 2021-482 - Urban Chickens

58.02 URBAN CHICKEN PERMIT REQUIRED. 1. Permit Required. No person shall raise, harbor, or keep Chickens within the City of Tiffin without a valid permit obtained from the Permitting Officer under the provisions of this Chapter. 2. Application. In order to obtain a permit, the Applicant must submit the completed application on forms provided by the City and pay the Urban Chicken Permit fee. Said fees to be set by Resolution of the City Council. 3. Requirements for the issuance of the Urban Chicken Permit. A. Prior to the issuance of an Urban Chicken Permit, the Permitting Officer shall ensure that the following requirements are met by the Applicant: (1) The application has been completed and all fees paid to the City. (2) The proposed Tract of land is in compliance with this Code Section. (3) In the case where a tenant is the Applicant, the Applicant has provided the City with signed permission from the Landlord. (4) The proposed tract of land is zoned R-1A, R-1B, R-1C, R-1D or R-1E. (5) The proposed tract of land shall contain only one Single-Family Dwelling occupied by the Applicant at the time of completion of the application. (6) That the applicant certifies that the keeping or harboring of chickens does not violate the Restrictive Covenants that apply to the proposed tract of land. (7) All Chickens should be banded in accordance with procedures established by the City. (8) Proof of completion of an approved class in raising chickens in an urban environment. (9) No permit shall be issued without the written consent of the owners of adjacent properties. A consent form will be included in the application. Adjacent property means all parcels of property that share a property line with the applicant’s property including properties that contact each other only at one point. B. If the Applicant has met the requirements outlined in Section (3)(a) above, the Permitting Officer shall issue the Urban Chicken Permit. Said Urban Chicken Permit shall be valid for one calendar year and each permit shall expire on December 31st of each calendar year. All Urban Chicken Permits must be renewed on an annual basis. 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 four (4) 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.