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WS-E, G-1, H-3 - Ordinance 2021-482 - Urban Chickens

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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. 58.04 REVOCATION OF URBAN CHICKEN PERMIT. The Permitting Officer may revoke an Urban Chicken Permit on the following grounds: 1. Materially 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 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. In any instance where the Permitting Officer or designee has denied, revoked, or not renewed a permit, the applicant or permit holder may appeal the Permitting Officer or

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