WS - D - Area Chicken Ordinances

Iowa City F. Urban Chicken Permits: 1. No person shall raise, harbor or keep chickens without an urban chicken permit, or other permit, issued by the City. 2. "Chicken" means a member of the subspecies of Gallus gallus domesticus, a domesticated chicken. 3. In order to obtain an urban chicken permit, an applicant must submit a completed application on a form provided by the City accompanied by the permit fee. 4. Within thirty (30) days of submission of the application, the Police Chief, or designee, shall issue the urban chicken permit if the applicant meets the requirements of this provision and the policy adopted by City Council resolution or deny the application. If the application is denied, the Police Chief, or designee, shall state the reasons in writing. 5. The urban chicken permit shall be valid for three (3) years and may not be sold, transferred or assigned. 6. The Police Chief, or designee, may revoke an urban chicken permit as provided in the policy adopted by Council resolution. 7. Appeals of the decision to deny or revoke an urban chicken permit are to the City Manager, or designee, and must be filed within ten (10) days of the decision. 8. Subsections A through D of this section and section 8-4-15 of this chapter do not apply to this subsection. 9. Additional requirements, including permit fees, shall be adopted by resolution of the City Council. 10. Violation of this subsection or the terms of the urban chicken permit are punishable by a Municipal infraction with a civil penalty of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for first violation, two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for second violation, and five hundred dollars ($500.00) for third and subsequent violations. (Ord. 18-4767, 9-4-2018)