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1. Permit Required. No person shall raise, harbor, or keep chickens within the City without a valid permit obtained from the permitting officer under the provisions of this chapter.
2. Application. In order to obtain a permit, an applicant must submit a completed application on forms provided by the permitting officer and pay all fees required as approved from time to time by resolution of the City Council.
3. Requirements. The requirements to receive a permit shall include:
A. All requirements of this chapter being met.
B. All fees, as may be provided for from time to time by City Council resolution, for the permit are paid in full.
C. All amounts owed to the City, including but not limited to liens, fines, and judgements must be paid in full.
D. The tract of land to be permitted shall contain only one single family dwelling occupied and used as such by the permittee. Owner permission shall be required if the single family dwelling is occupied by someone other than the owner.
E. The applicant has successfully completed an approved class in raising chickens in an urban setting. A certificate or other documentation of completion shall be provided to the permitting officer. The permitting officer shall maintain a current list of such approved classes.
4. Issuance of Permit. If the permitting officer concludes as a result of the information contained in the application that the requirements for a permit have been met, then the officer shall issue the permit.
5. Denial, Suspension, Revocation, Non-Renewal. The permitting officer may deny, suspend, revoke, or decline to renew any permit issued for any of the following grounds:
A. False statements on any application or other information or report required by this chapter to be given by the applicant.
B. Failure to pay any application, penalty, re-inspection or re-instatement fee required by this chapter or City Council resolution.
C. Failure to correct deficiencies noted in notices of violation in the time specified in the notice.
D. Failure to comply with the provisions of an approved mitigation/remediation plan by the permitting officer or designee.
E. Failure to comply with any provision of this chapter.
6. Notification. A decision to revoke, suspend, deny, or not renew a permit shall be in writing, delivered by ordinary mail or in person to the address indicated on the application.
7. Effect of Revocation. When an application for a permit is denied, or when a permit is revoked, the applicant may not re-apply for a new permit for a period of one year from the date of the denial or revocation.
8. Appeals. No permit may be denied, suspended, revoked, or not renewed without notice and an opportunity to be heard is given the applicant or holder of the permit. In any instance where the permitting officer has denied, revoked, suspended, or not renewed a permit, the applicant or holder of urban chickens may appeal the decision to the City Administrator, or designee other than the permitting officer within 10 business days of receipt by the applicant or holder of the permit of the notice of the decision. The applicant or holder of the permit will be given an opportunity for a hearing. The decision of the officer hearing, the appeal, or any decision by the permitting officer which is not appealed in accordance to this chapter shall be deemed final action.
A maximum of six female chickens (hens) are allowed for each tract of land one-half acre or less. For a tract of land greater than one-half acre, an additional six female chickens (hens) are allowed for each additional one-half acre up to a maximum of 30 female chickens (hens).
1. Chickens must be kept in an enclosure or fenced area at all times. Chickens shall be secured within a henhouse or chicken tractor during non-daylight hours.
2. Enclosures must be kept in a clean, dry, odor-free, neat, and sanitary condition at all times.
3. Henhouses, chicken tractors, and chicken pens must provide adequate ventilation, adequate sun, and shade and must be impenetrable to rodents, wild birds, and predators, including dogs and cats.
4. Henhouses and chicken tractors.
A. Henhouses and chicken tractors shall be designed to provide safe and healthy living conditions for the chickens with a minimum of four square feet per bird while minimizing adverse impacts to other residents in the neighborhood.
B. A henhouse or chicken tractor shall be enclosed on all sides and shall have a roof and doors. Access doors shall be able to be shut and locked at night. Opening windows and vents shall be covered with predator and bird proof wire of one inch or smaller openings.
C. The materials used in making a henhouse or chicken tractor shall be uniform for each element of the structure such that the walls are made of the same material, the roof has the same shingles or other covering, and any windows or openings are constructed using the same materials. The use of scrap, waste board, sheet metal, or similar materials is prohibited. Henhouses and chicken tractors shall be well maintained.
D. Henhouses, chicken tractors, and chicken pens shall only be located in the rear yard.
E. Henhouses, chicken tractors, and chicken pens must be located at least 10 feet from the property line and at least 25 feet from any adjacent residential principal structure and shall meet all other accessory structure provisions of the zoning ordinance.
1. Odors from chickens, chicken manure, or other chicken related substances shall not be perceptible beyond the boundaries of the permitted tract of land.
2. Noise from chickens shall not be loud enough beyond the boundaries of the permitted tract of land at the property boundaries to disturb persons of reasonable sensitivity.
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