Animals or fowl other than domesticated household pets as defined above will not be allowed within the corporate limits of the city unless one of the exceptions prevail:
A. The confine in which the animal or fowl is kept is an areca specifically zoned to provide for barnyard pets.
B. The confine in which the animal or fowl is kept is in an area in which a variance has been granted for the same by the board of adjustments and appeals.
C. The confine in which the animal or fowl is kept is not in a subdivided portion of the city.
D. The animals or fowl are brought into the corporate limits by their owner for a pageant, show, demonstration, or rodeo for a specific period of time. Permission for this must be obtained from the common council or designated authority prior to the arrival of the animals or fowl. The length of time for such a permit issued shall not exceed five (5) days.
E. No animal or fowl will be stabled or domiciled in the subdivided portion of the city unless, covered by subsection A, B, C, or D of this section. This does not preclude the temporary riding or parking of animals in the subdivided portions of the city provided the same does not constitute a public nuisance.
F. Animals or fowl being transported through the city on U.S. highways.
G. In cases where the protective covenant of a subdivided area specifically provides for control of animals and fowl on private property within the subdivision, these provisions will take precedence over subsection B of this section. (Ord. 75-76-01, 9-15-1975)
H. Barnyard domestic pets may be stabled or kept in the unsubdivided portion of the city providing the following restrictions and/or criteria are adhered to:
1. An annual license shall be obtained in accordance with section 5-2-2 of this chapter.
2. Licensee shall adhere to the public health and nuisance provisions of section 5-2-12 of this chapter and to the Cochise County rules and regulations governing domestic pets.
3. The minimum area for the keeping of barnyard domestic pets is as follows:
a. Horses, burros, mules or cattle, two (2) head per one acre, unless hand fed and corralled, one acre minimum.
b. Sheep, goats, ten (10) head per one acre minimum.
c. Poultry, one thousand (1,000) square feet per each one hundred (100) fowl.
d. Rabbits, one thousand (1,000) square feet per each one hundred (100) animals.
4. Protection from the weather element must be provided prior to issuance of a license.
5. No outdoor corral or holding pen shall be constructed within two hundred feet (200') of a building used for human habitation or adjacent property unless the occupant and owner thereof had indicated in writing that he had no objection.
6. A site plan shall be presented as part of the license application and include, but not limited to, building and corral locations.
7. A city building permit must be obtained in accordance with title 3, chapter 1 of this code.
8. Storage of hay or straw shall be in accordance with title 6, chapter 3 of this code. (Ord. 2-2004, 5-18-2004)