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15-13-19: RACING PIGEONS; STANDARDS AND OPERATING PROCEDURES:
   A.   Construction: The physical construction of the lofts shall be in compliance with applicable City building ordinances and codes;
   B.   Location: Lofts shall be located a minimum of fifty feet (50') from any neighboring residence plus twenty five feet (25') from any property line, and six feet (6') from the owner's dwelling;
   C.   Easily Cleanable: Lofts shall be constructed in a workmanlike manner and shall be easily cleanable;
   D.   Living Space: Lofts shall be constructed so as to allow each adult pigeon ten (10) cubic feet of living space;
   E.   Number Limited: No owner will be permitted to maintain more than one hundred (100) pigeons per permit;
   F.   Feed Storage: Feed shall be stored in a manner which prevents rodent infestation or harborage;
   G.   Maintenance; Repair: Lofts shall at all times be in compliance with these regulations and shall be maintained in a clean, sanitary, and orderly condition and kept in good repair;
   H.   Confinement: Pigeons shall be confined to the loft, unless being conditioned, exercised or trained; owners shall exercise necessary measures to prevent their pigeons from perching or lingering on buildings or property of others;
   I.   Diseases; Isolation: Pigeons shall be maintained in a healthy, disease free condition; those with communicable diseases shall be properly isolated;
   J.   Nuisances: Loft scrapings, dead pigeons, manure and other putrescible wastes shall be stored in watertight containers with tightfitting lids, final disposal shall be accomplished in a manner which creates neither a health hazard or nuisance and shall be approved by the county health department;
   K.   Odors And Noise: Necessary measures shall be exercised to prevent the generation of obnoxious or offensive odors and noise, or otherwise create a nuisance affecting the buildings or property of others;
   L.   Property Destruction: Pigeons shall not be allowed to destroy or deface the property of others;
   M.   Breeding: Lofts may not be utilized for the business of breeding, raising or harboring fowl for commercial or marketing purposes.
(Ord. 86-15, 3-27-1986)