(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, harbor, or allow to be at large any livestock, fowl, or swine within the city limits.
(B) Excepted from the above prohibition will be an allowance of up to eight female chickens (hens only) within the city limits under the following conditions.
(1) There will be an annual permit fee of $20 to be paid to the city, due in January of each year.
(2) No roosters shall be permitted in the City limits.
(3) No chickens shall be allowed to run loose in the City.
(4) Chickens shall be kept only on single-family lots and are prohibited on multi-dwelling parcels.
(5) No chicken enclosure shall be located within ten feet of a sidewalk, city street, or neighboring property line or within 20 feet of a neighboring residence or in a front yard.
(6) All chickens must be kept in a coop within a fenced backyard.
(7) It shall be unlawful for any owner or keeper of chickens to allow them to be a nuisance to any neighbors, including, but not limited to, habitual noise, offensive odors from the birds, or their enclosure.
(2015 Code, § 4-3A-2) (Ord. 483, passed 6-16-2014) Penalty, see § 91.99