(A) Minimum lot size. The keeping of chickens shall be permitted only on lots within single-family residential zones that have a minimum lot size of 5,000 square feet.
(B) Maximum number. The maximum number of chickens that may be kept on each lot shall be based on lot size as follows, up to a maximum often ten chickens on each lot:
Minimum Lot Size | Maximum Number of Chickens |
5,000 to 9,999 sq. ft | 4 |
10,000 to 14,999 sq. ft. | 6 |
15,000 to 19,999 sq. ft. | 8 |
20,000 sq. ft. or more | 10 |
(C) Contained area. Chickens permitted to be kept pursuant to this chapter shall not be permitted to run at large on the lot but shall be at all times contained within a suitable house or coop no greater than six feet in height with an enclosed runway and an area that provides protection from the weather. Chickens shall also not be permitted to run at large off of the lot, as provided in Chapter 6.08 of this code.
(D) Maintenance. The premises where the chickens are kept shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition and free from offensive odors. The chickens shall not be subject to suffering, cruelty or abuse. Clean potable water and food receptacles shall be accessible to the chickens, unless restricted by a veterinarian, and shall be located so as to minimize contamination by excreta. The slaughtering of any animals is prohibited in single-family residential zones.
(E) Distance requirement. No person shall maintain any chicken house or coop within ten feet of their property line or within 100 feet of any school, hospital, hotel, day care facility (as defined in Title 17 of this code), health care facility (as described in Chapter 17.73 of this code), food establishment (as defined in Chapter 8.16), restaurant (as defined in Title 17 of this code) or similar institution.
(F) Noncommercial use only. The commercial keeping of chickens in single-family residential zones is prohibited. No person shall sell or otherwise trade, transfer or exchange for money or goods any eggs produced from chickens kept pursuant to this chapter.
(G) Roosters prohibited. No person shall keep or maintain any roosters within the city.
(Ord. 3377 § 1, 2023; Ord. 3162 § 1 (part), 2014.)