(A) It shall be unlawful to keep or harbor non-domestic animals within the corporate limits, including but not limited to horses, mules, ponies, cattle, sheep, goats or swine, except animals temporarily (not to exceed 24 hours) confined in a stock yard or other place awaiting transportation.
(B) It shall be lawful to keep chickens within the corporate limits with the following regulations and standards in place:
(1) No more than six hens shall be allowed for each single-family lot. No chickens shall be allowed in multi-family dwellings, including duplexes. Roosters are not permitted.
(2) There shall be no indoor or outdoor slaughtering of chickens.
(3) All chickens must be kept in a secured enclosure with operable closures for all openings and an impervious covered top (a “coop”) at all times.
(4) Chicken coops must be a minimum of four square feet in area for each chicken; maximum size of a single chicken coop shall be 30 square feet.
(5) The maximum height of a chicken coop shall be six feet measured from the lowest ground level beneath the coop to the highest point of the coop. The coop(s) must be of stable ground construction.
(6) Chicken coops must be situated at least ten feet from all property lines and must be situated in the back yard of the residence at all times.
(7) Except for the primary residence, chicken coops shall not be located within 20 feet of any residence, school, church, and restaurant or retail establishment.
(8) Chicken coops must be kept in a neat and sanitary condition at all times, and must be cleaned on a regular basis to prevent offensive odors. There must be no detectable odor beyond the parcel boundaries of the property on which the coop is located.
('70 Code, Ch. H, Art. VIII § 1) (Am. Ord. 94-95-12, passed 4-10-95; Am. Ord. 04-05-02, passed 7-26-04; Am. Ord. 13-14-12, passed 2-10-14) Penalty, see § 91.99