(a) No person, business, entity or firm shall own, harbor or keep more than six (6) birds classified as poultry, fowl, game fowl or waterfowl, including, but not limited to chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, pheasants, hens, quail, partridges, pigeons, etc. within any residential or business district of the City of Sheffield Lake.
(b) No person, business, entity or firm shall own, harbor or keep a rooster or other crowing bird capable of creating unreasonable animal noise within any residential or business district of the City of Sheffield Lake.
(c) No person, business, entity or firm shall own, harbor or keep large birds such as ostriches, emus or peacocks within any residential or business district of the City of Sheffield Lake.
(d) Any person, business, entity or firm owning, harboring or keeping six (6) or less birds as defined above within a residential or business district of the City of Sheffield Lake shall provide for a "run" of at least 10 square feet per bird, at least one (1) nest for every three (3) birds and a proper enclosure, hutch or coop for the housing of such birds which shall be approved by the Sheffield Lake Building Inspector and shall in no event be less than one (1) square foot in size per bird, and which shall be at least twelve (12) inches off of the ground.
(e) The enclosure described at subsection (d) of this section shall be considered an accessory building as defined at section 1151.06 of this Code and shall comply with all requirements for accessory buildings as set forth therein. Such enclosures shall be located in the rear yard only and shall be located not closer than five (5) feet from the rear property line and not closer than ten (10) eet from either side property line.
(f) All persons, businesses, entities or firms owning, harboring or keeping poultry or fowl within any district of the City of Sheffield Lake shall comply with all provisions of Chapter 1395 of the Codified Ordinances and shall in no event permit such activity from becoming unreasonable or offensive in appearance, smell or sound.
(g) Whoever violates or fails to comply with any provision of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for each violation. A separate violation shall be deemed committed for each day of failure by any person or entity to comply with any of the provisions of this section.
(Ord. 51-19. Passed 9-24-19.)