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(A) No members of the equestrian family (horses, mules), bovine family (cows, bulls), sheep, poultry, or fowl (chickens, turkeys, ducks) unless permitted, swine (including Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs), goats, bees unless permitted, and other animals associated with a farm, ranch, or stable shall be kept within the city limits, except in an outlying district where there are not more than three residences, other than that occupied by the owner or occupant of the premises upon which the animals are kept, within a distance of 500 feet of the structure housing or enclosing the animal, unless a special written permit therefor is issued by the Animal Control Officer and the City Clerk after an inspection of the premises and a finding of fact to the effect that no nuisance shall be created thereby. The special permit shall be issued for the keeping of any such animals on any lot only in the following two cases:
(1) Where the animals were being lawfully kept on the lot prior to enactment hereof; and
(2) Where the animals were being lawfully kept on the lot after the enactment hereof in an area in which there were not three residences within a distance of 500 feet of the structure enclosing the animals, and subsequently other residences were built bringing the structure housing the animals within a restricted district. The permit shall be for the term of one year and shall not be renewed without a re-inspection.
(B) All animals, other than those specifically allowed and permitted by this subchapter, shall be prohibited within the city limits.
(Prior Code, § 6-3-1) Penalty, see § 90.999
(A) Every stable or other building wherein any animal listed in § 90.040 is kept shall be constructed of such material and in such manner that it can be kept clean and sanitary at all times.
(B) Every stable or other building occupied by authority of a special permit shall, if located within 200 feet of any tenement or apartment house, hotel, restaurant, boarding house, retail food store, building used for school, religious, or hospital purposes, or residence other than that occupied by the owner or occupant of the premises upon which the creatures are kept, be provided with a water-tight and fly-tight receptacle for manure of such dimension as to contain all accumulations of manure, which receptacle shall be emptied sufficiently often and in a manner as to prevent its becoming a nuisance. The receptacle shall be kept securely covered at all times except when open during the deposit or removal of manure or refuse. No manure shall be allowed to accumulate except in the receptacle.
(C) The Animal Control Officer shall, if he or she deems the measures necessary in order to avoid a nuisance, require that any building be screened tightly against flies and/or that it be provided with running water, drain sewer connection, flooring impervious to water, and that other measures be taken as may be necessary to ensure proper protection to public health and safety as conditions precedent to the issuance of any special permit.
(Prior Code, § 6-3-2)
(A) No person shall anywhere in the city keep, harbor, or maintain care, custody, or control over any small animal such as a rabbit or any fowl, such as a chicken, turkey, or duck, or any pigeon, without obtaining a permit therefor issued by the Animal Control Officer and the City Clerk.
(B) The Animal Control Officer and the City Clerk may grant any permit pursuant to this section after the applicant has sought the written consent of the property owners adjoining the applicant’s real estate. The written consent shall be required on the first and initial application and as often thereafter as the Animal Control Officer deems necessary.
(C) Roosters are prohibited within the city.
(D) No permit shall be issued for more than six hen fowl.
(E) No permit shall be granted to keep any animal, fowl, or pigeon within a dwelling unit or part thereof, nor on any real estate which contains three or more dwelling units.
(F) This section shall not apply to dogs or cats or to veterinarians or licensed pet shops or licensed kennels.
(Prior Code, § 6-3-3) (Ord. 615, passed 4-27-2015) Penalty, see § 90.999
Any person desiring a permit under this chapter shall make written application therefor to the City Clerk upon a form prepared by the City Clerk, which application shall describe the real estate upon which it is desired to keep the animals and shall require the giving of such information by the applicant as the city may request. The application shall contain a statement by the applicant that he or she will at all times keep the animals in accordance with all conditions prescribed by the Animal Control Officer, and failure to obey the conditions shall be a violation of this chapter and shall be cause for cancellation of the permit by the Animal Control Officer and the City Clerk.
(Prior Code, § 6-3-4)
The Animal Control Officer may prescribe general conditions for the keeping of animals or fowl and specific conditions as to a particular animal or fowl or particular premises as in his or her judgment is necessary to safeguard public health and the general welfare. The Animal Control Officer may revoke any permit granted pursuant to this chapter if any condition is violated or if any pet becomes a public nuisance.
(Prior Code, § 6-3-6)
The Animal Control Officer and City Clerk may refuse a permit to keep or maintain animals or fowl hereunder for failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter and shall refuse a permit if in his or her judgment the animals or fowl should not be kept upon the premises described in the application for permit. If any permit be refused, the fee paid with the application shall be retained by the city to pay its expenses in the investigation and consideration thereof.
(Prior Code, § 6-3-7)
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