Any number of such animals in any combination shall be permitted on each lot of four (4) acres or less; provided, that the minimum area per animal does not exceed the total allowed per acre, subject to the following provisions and limitations:
A. Buildings: All corrals, stalls, pens, paddocks, barns, stables, coops, sheds, hutches, or similar buildings used for the housing or confinement of domestic livestock and fowl, and all water troughs and areas used for feeding of domestic livestock shall be located no closer than one hundred feet (100') from any dwelling located on any neighboring lot or parcel and no closer than fifty feet (50') from any dwelling on the same lot or parcel.
B. Distance To Dwellings: Animals or livestock permitted by this section may not be kept, or be allowed to pass within twenty feet (20') of any dwelling on a neighboring lot, which existed at the time confinement and keeping such livestock or animals was legally established. This restriction shall not apply to the transport of animals or livestock into or out of pasture area which otherwise complies with the requirements of this section.
C. Coops And Hutches: At all times, chickens, ducks, geese and other fowl shall be kept in coops, and rabbits shall be kept in hutches. (Ord. 2004-2, 11-18-2004)
D. Enclosures: Suitable enclosures, substantially constructed, shall be provided and maintained for the safekeeping of all fowl or animals kept within the city. All structures and enclosures for the confinement and keeping of animals permitted by this section shall meet the following minimum area requirements. See section 10-12-6, table 1 of this chapter. All breeding stock, including, but not limited to, stallions and bulls, shall be confined in secure enclosures. (Ord. 2010-4, 2-11-2010)
E. Drainage: Property owners shall take ordinary care and use reasonable means to prevent surface water from draining onto any adjoining public or private property and shall not erect or install any structure, ditch, slope, or make any modification to any surface or structure that diverts or tends to divert surface water onto adjoining public or private property. Surface water from rooftops shall not be allowed to drain onto adjacent lots or streets. Surface drainage from corrals, pens, or coops shall not be permitted to drain onto adjacent lots or streets, nor shall it be permitted to enter the sanitary sewer system. (Ord. 2004-2, 11-18-2004)