Ordinances-2021-482 - Chapter 58

designee’s decision to the City Administrator within ten (10) business days of mailing of the decision to the applicant or holder of the permit to the address listed on the application. The applicant or holder of the permit will be given an opportunity for a hearing and will not be required to remove the chickens during the appeal process. The decision of the City Administrator or any decision by Permitting Officer or designee that is not appealed in accordance to this chapter shall be deemed final action. 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 Tiffin 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 (3) 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 shall be 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 shall be unlawful for any owner or leaseholder or 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.