Any person who keeps or operates either a private kennel or a boarding kennel, as defined herein, in lieu of the individual license required under this chapter, shall annually apply to the City Clerk or his duly authorized representative for either a private kennel license or a boarding license, which, upon issuance, will entitle that person to keep or operate a kennel. The City Clerk or his duly authorized representative shall not issue any kennel license under the provisions of this section unless the applicant fully complies with the appropriate regulations of § 90.18 and the following additional regulations.
(A) No new private kennel licenses shall be issued in residential areas. No private kennel license shall be renewed in a residentially zoned area unless the following conditions are met.
(B) No boarding kennel license shall be issued in a residentially zoned area.
(C) Neither a private kennel license nor boarding kennel license shall be issued until the following standards are met by the applicant.
(1) An annual certification from the Michigan Department of Agriculture that the applicant's kennel has been inspected as to adequate construction and comfortable housing for the dogs kept therein.
(2) An annual certification from the Police Department that the applicant has not been convicted of any violations of the animal ordinance during the preceding year.
(3) An enclosed kennel or dog run shall not be located within three feet of the property line.
(4) Outdoor kennel enclosures shall be enclosed with cyclone fencing and heavy shrubbery or with solid fencing, either of which shall be at least four feet high but no higher than six feet. The purpose of the fencing shall be to completely barricade the location of the kennel from sight.
(5) Floors and runs shall be cement, gravel or stone and shall be sloped to drain readily.
(6) Stall space for each small dog shall be not less than three feet by five feet by four feet high; stall space for each medium to large dog shall be not less than five feet by eight feet by six feet high. The stall space requirements listed above are for single dog runs; if two or more dogs use the same run, the size of the stall spaces shall be adjusted to ensure each dog the minimum space required for each dog.
(7) No more than nine dogs shall be allowed in a private kennel; but in any event the limit of dogs under nine shall be in reasonable accordance with the kennel space available and the size of the dogs.
(8) Kennels shall be reasonably open to inspection by the Police Department at all times.
(9) A kennel license shall be issued by the City Clerk or his duly authorized representative on a form prepared and supplied by him, and shall entitle the licensee to keep the number of dogs six months old, or over, as specified in the license. The annual fee to be paid for each private kennel license and for each boarding kennel license shall be charged in accordance with the Comprehensive Fee Schedule in Chapter 12 of this Code. With each kennel license, the City Clerk or his duly authorized representative shall issue a number of tags of durable material equal to the number of dogs authorized to be kept in the kennel. The tags shall be readily distinguishable from the individual license tags issued under § 90.18.
(10) It shall be the duty of all kennel licensees to keep the kennel enclosures, stalls, and/or runs clean and free from any accumulation of dirt, mud, fecal matter, or debris. All kennel licensees shall clean any and all refuse matter, including fecal matter, at least twice daily from inside and outside the kennel enclosures.
(11) Upon conviction of a violation of this chapter, the City Clerk, upon notification to the licensee, may revoke the license granted hereunder.
(‘83 Code, § 90.31) (Ord. 72-016-B, passed 10-16-72; Am. Ord. 11-006, passed 4-25-11) Penalty, see § 90.99