(a) No person shall keep swine, horses, goats, cattle, llamas, alpacas, donkeys, ponies, sheep, mules, ducks, geese, roosters, turkeys or similar farm animals on premises of less than four acres except as provided in this section. In no case shall such animal be kept or maintained within 75 feet of any dwelling occupied by any person other than the owner of such animals.
(b) The owner of any barn, pen, coop, or lot, in or on which any animals are kept or harbored, shall keep said barn, pen or lot in a clean, sanitary condition and shall remove all manure or other refuse from said barn, pen or lot at least once a week. All manure kept or stored in said barn, pen or lot shall be so treated or kept as to prevent the breeding of lice, mites, or flies. All leftover food and water shall be disposed of each night.
(c) The owner of any animal permitted under this section on the effective date of this section shall be permitted to keep such animal(s) in accordance herewith, provided that a permit application is filed with the Zoning Inspector within 30 days of the effective date of this section. Any person keeping or harboring such animal as of the effective date of this section in nonconformance with the provisions of this section shall not be permitted to replace such animal upon its death, sale or disposal except as in conformance with this section.
(1) An annual permit fee of ten dollars ($10.00) is paid by the owner to the City.
(2) Upon the death, sale, adoption, exchange, transfer, or disposal of said animal, the animal may not be replaced except as in accordance with this section.
(3) A permit issued under this section shall be non-transferrable to any subsequent owner or occupant of the property at which such animal is harbored or kept. Any permitted animal shall be removed from the premises by the person to whom the permit was issued.
(e) Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor upon a first offense; shall be guilty of a fourth degree misdemeanor upon a second offense within 12 months of the first offense; and shall be guilty of a third degree misdemeanor upon three or more offenses within 12 months of the first offense.
(f) A person's act or actions which result in a violation of this section on four or more occasions in a 12 month period are hereby declared a public nuisance. The Law Director is hereby authorized to bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction for the abatement of such nuisance and/or to pursue any such other appropriate legal remedies. The provisions of this section are in addition to and independent of any criminal sanctions provided by this chapter.
(Ord. 2021-38. Passed 10-5-21.)