A. Application-Permit Fee. An application for a permit for keeping hen chickens shall be made on a form provided by the animal care services manager, shall be accompanied by payment of a nonrefundable annual permit fee in an amount set by resolution of the city council, and shall include, but not be limited to, the following information: the number of hen chickens; a description of all pens, coops, cages, and enclosures constructed for housing and confining hen chickens; the distance of the location of all pens, coops, cages, and enclosures from all dwelling units on adjacent parcels; and such other information as the animal care services manager reasonably deems necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of this article. The annual nonrefundable permit fee shall recover the cost of activities associated with the administration, regulation, and issuance of permits. If at any time any of the information submitted under this section becomes false or inaccurate, the permittee shall within five days of that time file an amendment to the application setting forth the currently accurate information. No additional fee shall be required for such an amendment.
B. Permit Issuance-Term. Upon submission of a completed application and payment of the nonrefundable annual permit fee specified in subsection A above, and if the animal care services manager finds that the proposed keeping of hen chicken(s) complies with the requirements of article, the animal care services manager shall issue a permit. The permit shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of issuance.
C. Permit Renewal. Permits for keeping hen chickens shall be renewable annually upon the filing and approval of a new application and payment of the nonrefundable annual permit fee specified in subsection A above. (Ord. 2011-039 § 2)