10-7-5: HENS, COOPS AND PENS AS PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES:
   A.   Permitted Accessory Uses: The following is a permitted accessory use on a residential lot of eight thousand (8,000) square feet or more in Residential Zoning Districts W-1 through W-5: no more than one coop and pen and, in addition to and without limiting the number of other livestock animals permitted on the lot (if any), no more than the greater of either six (6) hens per lot or four (4) hens per acre up to a maximum of twelve (12) hens on any lot, further provided that any lot adjoining smaller lots shall not be permitted to keep or maintain more than the maximum number of hens permitted on the smallest adjoining lot (if any). Residential lots that are less than eight thousand (8,000) square feet or that adjoin a residential lot less than eight thousand (8,000) square feet are not permitted to build, keep or maintain coops, pens or hens.
The entirety of this section, and all permissions granted by it, will expire and be deemed null and void twenty-four (24) months after the effective date of this section unless and for such time as it may be extended (if at all) by subsequent ordinance issued by the Village Board. (Ord. 19-13, 8-20-2019; amd. Ord. 21-05, 3-16-2021; Ord. 23-06, 4-20-2023)