(A) Up to two chicken hens or other fowl may be kept by a household within the corporate limits of the City of Asheboro so long as the fowl do not, by reason of noise, odor, or attraction of flies, become a nuisance or health hazard.
(B) Between three and eight chicken hens or other fowl may be kept on any single lot or parcel in the city if the following conditions are satisfied:
(1) The fowl shall not be permitted to run at large and must be maintained in a coop or enclosure of suitable construction and size for the number of fowl maintained in the enclosure.
(2) The fowl must be provided with adequate shelter for protection from the elements.
(3) The owner of the fowl shall provide the animal with access to food and clean water. Active measures shall be taken to limit the availability of this food and water to rodents, wild birds, and predators.
(4) No outdoor coop or enclosure used for keeping fowl is permitted within 30 feet of any property line or public street right-of-way line, and no such outdoor coop or enclosure may be located within 100 feet of a hospital, school, eating establishment, or dwelling other than the dwelling of the owner of the fowl. These separation requirements are in addition to and not in lieu of the land use regulations prescribed by the Asheboro Zoning Ordinance. No provision in this chapter shall be construed or interpreted in any manner that preempts or impacts the application of the land use regulations found in the Asheboro Zoning Ordinance.
(5) A coop or enclosure used for keeping fowl shall be kept clean, sanitary, and free from accumulations of animal excrement that cause an objectionable odor. Such a pen or enclosure shall be cleaned at least twice each week. All waste material removed from a pen or enclosure used for keeping fowl shall be disposed of in a manner that is lawful, does not attract flies, and prevents any detectable odor at the property or street right-of-way line.
(6) All food kept for feeding the fowl shall be kept and stored in rat-free and rat-proof containers, compartments, or rooms unless kept in a rat-proof building.
(C) Due to the excessive noise created by the following animals, the keeping of roosters and geese is prohibited within the corporate limits of the City of Asheboro.
(D) A violation of this section is punishable as a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 02 ORD 1-15, passed 1-8-15; Am. Ord. 36 ORD 12-21, passed 12-9-21)