(a) Location and restraint required. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or maintain any chicken coop closer than 25 feet to the nearest portion of any building occupied by or in any way used by human beings, other than the dwelling occupied by the owner or keeper of the poultry/fowl. Poultry/fowl so kept or maintained shall be enclosed on all sides and shall not be allowed to run or fly at large.
(b) Odors. Every coop or other yard establishment shall be kept so that no offensive, disagreeable or noxious smell or odor shall arise therefrom to the injury, annoyance or inconvenience of any inhabitants of the neighborhood.
(c) Disposal of manure. Every coop or the yard establishment shall be provided with a watertight and fly tight receptacle for manure, of such dimension as to contain all accumulations thereof, which receptacle shall be emptied sufficiently often and in such manner as to prevent its becoming a nuisance. Such receptacle shall be securely covered at all times, except when open during deposit or removal of manure or refuse therefrom. No manure shall be allowed to accumulate except in the receptacle. All such manure, when removed from the receptacle, shall be buried within covering of not less than six inches of earth, or if used as fertilizer, thoroughly spaded into the ground, or shall be removed from the property.
(d) Maintenance of enclosures. All earthen yards or runways wherein poultry/fowl are kept or permitted to be kept shall be spaded and then lined once every three months from the month of April through the month of December. For the purpose of killing flies and other insects, all structures or coops wherein poultry/fowl are kept or permitted to be kept shall be sprayed with such substances as will eliminate such insects.
(e) Condition of enclosure. Any structure, coop or yard wherein animals are kept or permitted to be kept shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition, devoid of all rodents and vermin, and free from objectionable odors. The enclosed area of all such structures shall be constructed in such a way as to be dry at all times on the inside. The person maintaining any aforementioned structure, coop or yard in the city does by such act of maintenance authorize the permit authority to at any time inspect any such structure or premises and issue any such order as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
(f) Number of animals, poultry/fowl. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or maintain any chicken coop closer than 25 feet to the nearest portion of any building occupied by or in any way used by human beings, other than the dwelling occupied by the owner or keeper of the poultry/fowl more than six chickens. Absolutely no roosters allowed. Agriculturally zoned may apply for a special permit to have up to 20 chickens, still no roosters allowed.
(g) Annual permit fee. It shall be the duty of every person owning, keeping or harboring in the city any poultry/fowl to obtain a license from the permit authority. The receipt issued for the license shall constitute a certificate of registry and evidence of licensure for the keeping of such poultry/fowl within the city. For the issuance of poultry/fowl license required by this ordinance, the owner or keeper shall pay to the city such license fee in the amount of $15 annually.
(h) Licensing period. The licensure evidenced by the certificate of registry shall entitle an owner or caretaker to keep the poultry/fowl in the city until May 31 next following the date of issuance of the poultry/fowl permit.