(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or harbor small animals or fowl, without a permit, in numbers equal to or greater than the minimum provided in the table in division (B) below.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or harbor small animals or fowl as follows:
(1) In numbers greater than the maximum provided in the following table;
(2) Within pens, enclosures or shelters closer than 50 feet to a neighboring residence; or
(3) Within pens, enclosures, or shelters closer than five feet to a neighboring property line.
Property Size | Type of Small Animals or Fowl | Minimum and Maximum Number of Animals Allowed | Exercise/Shelter Area (Square Feet) |
1 acre or less | Rabbits or other small animals | 3-20 | 3 times number of small animals |
Bantam, miniatures, or other fowl weighing less than 3 lbs. | 7-30 | 2 times number of fowl | |
Chickens, ducks, or other fowl weighing 3-5 lbs. | 3-20 | 3 times number of fowl | |
Pigeons | 14-200 | 1 times number of pigeons | |
Turkey, geese, or other fowl weighing 5-20 lbs. | 2-5 | 7 times number of fowl | |
For each additional 1 acre | 2 times the number per each category | Same as above |
(Prior Code, § 93.03) (Ord. 2004-5.1, passed 5-17-2004) Penalty, see § 10.99