It shall be unlawful for any person(s) to own, maintain, or harbor any more than five (5) dogs combined within the City limits without first obtaining a kennel permit from the Pound Master. A kennel permit shall permit no more than ten (10) dogs to be kept, harbored or maintained upon a person's premises within the incorporated area of the City subject to approval of the Pound Master. The kennel permit fee shall be set by resolution of the City Council. The applicant for a kennel permit must comply with the following conditions before issuance of a permit:
(A) Zoning conformance must first be established for each kennel construction/use proposal prior to proceeding with environmental health, sanitation, and construction evaluations of the proposal.
(B) Complete plans and specifications of the kennel facilities shall be submitted to and be approved by both the Building Official and the Health Officer prior to the construction.
(C) Kennel buildings (pens) shall not be located within fifty feet (50') of any property line nor forty feet (40') from any habitable building.
(D) Unless served by a public sewer, separate sewage disposal systems for kennels with a one thousand five hundred (1,500) gallon septic tank must be installed to serve the manure flushing process.
(E) Leach lines or seepage pits must meet all minimum setback requirements, and an area for one hundred percent (100%) replacement of leach system must be set aside which must also meet all minimum setback requirements.
(F) Kennel buildings must be constructed with masonry walls, sloped to drain concrete floors, soundproofing, including double pane windows and adequate ventilation as determined by the Building Official.
(G) Dogs must be placed in the masonry kennel building from six o'clock (6:00) P.M. to seven o'clock (7:00) A.M.
(H) The entire kennel and pen area must be screened from view by a solid six foot (6') high fence. Dogs may at no time run loose or be outside of this fenced area unless on a leash.
(I) Minimum dog run size (horizontal dimension) will be four feet by ten feet (4' x 10') inside kennel area and four feet by twelve feet (4' x 12') outside kennel area.
(J) Feed storage, medicated feed, medicine and supplies must be kept safe from children and others in a separate locked rodent-proof room or secured place. All feed shall be kept in rodent-proof containers which are placed eighteen inches (18") above the floor surfaces.
(K) Separate hand washing and toilet room facilities must be available in the kennel area.
(L) Pens must be clean and sanitary at all times with an effective fly and odor control program submitted to the Animal Control Officer for staff's approval.
(M) No portion of the kennel or its dog occupants will be allowed to become a nuisance.
(N) No exterior lighting shall interfere with neighboring residential properties.
(O) Maximum dog occupancy of each and all portions of the kennel facilities shall be as determined by the Health Officer or any special land use persons.
(P) In lieu of any the foregoing requirements, the owner may propose an alternative which meets the intent of these requirements. The owner must prove the equivalent adequacy of the alternative. The approval of alternatives is required prior to issuance of a permit.
Upon completion of the above requirements and final construction approval by the Building Division of the Community Development Department, a kennel license shall be obtained from the Finance Department of the City.
The permit will be for a calendar year, or any part thereof in which the permit is required, with the permit fee due and payable on January 1 of each year. (Ord. 97-5, 8-18-1997)