(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or allow to be kept, harbor or allow to be harbored, maintain or allow to be maintained more than one mature chicken or other fowl of any species per 2,000 square feet of land within a single lot or combination of contiguous lots under single ownership or use within the jurisdictional limits of the city; and no more than 20 fowl in total per single lot or combination of contiguous lots under single ownership or use within the jurisdictional limits of the city.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or allow to be kept, harbor or allow to be harbored, maintain or allow to be maintained more than more than one mature rooster or male fowl, on less than two acres of land within a single lot or combination of contiguous lots under single ownership or use within the jurisdictional limits of the city; provided, however, that additional mature roosters and male fowl may be kept on the premises if a minimum of one half acre of additional land per animal is provided for each additional animal greater than one. Provided further however, that said animals shall not violate city noise ordinance and quiet hours with observable noise regardless of compliance with this section of city ordinance.
(C) All chickens and other fowl shall be kept outside in pens, coups or other enclosures at all times. Each pen, coup or enclosure shall provide a minimum of four square feet of ground space per chicken or fowl and shall be located in side and rear yards only, visibly screened from public rights-of-way and situated a minimum of 20 feet from all adjacent property lines.
(D) Every chicken pen, coup or enclosure and surrounding habitable space shall meet the sanitary standards of the County Health Department at all times and be kept in a manner such that no odors, noise or other nuisances are observable on adjacent properties.
(E) A violation of this section is punishable as a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 19-27, passed 8-5-19; Am. Ord. 22-01, passed 1-3-22) Penalty, see § 10.99