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(6) Windows - one square foot window per ten square feet floor space. Windows must be able to open for ventilation. (7) Climate control - adequate ventilation and/or insulation to maintain the coop temperature between 32 - 85 degrees Fahrenheit. (8) Nest boxes - one box per every three hens. (9) Roosts - one and one-half-inch diameter or greater, located 18 inches from the wall and two to three inches above the floor. (10) Rodent proof - coop construction and materials must be adequate to prevent access by rodents. (11) Coops shall be constructed and maintained in a workmanlike manner. (f) A run or exercise yard is required. (1) Runs must be constructed and maintained to meet the following minimum standards: a. Location: rear or side yard. b. Size: Ten square feet per bird, if access to a fenced exercise yard is also available; 16 square feet per bird, if access to an exercise yard is not available. If the coop is elevated two feet so the hens can access the space beneath, that area may count as a portion of the minimum run footprint. c. Height: Six feet in height to allow access for cleaning and maintenance. d. Gate: One gate to allow human access to the run. e. Cover: Adequate to keep hens in and predators out. f. Substrate: Composed of material that can be easily raked or regularly replace to reduce odor and flies. (2) Exercise yards must be fenced and is required if the run does not provide at least 16 square feet per bird. Exercise yards must provide a minimum of 174 square feet per chicken. (g) Chickens must not be housed in a residential house or an attached or detached garage, except for brooding purposes only. (h) All premises on which hens are kept or maintained shall be kept clean from filth, garbage, and any substances which attract rodents. The coop and its surrounding must be cleaned frequently enough to control odor. Manure shall not be allowed to accumulate in a way that causes an unsanitary condition or causes odors detectible on another property. Failure to comply with these conditions may result in the officer removing chickens from the premises or revoking a chicken permit. (i) All grain and food stored for the use of the hens on a premises with a chicken permit shall be kept in a rodent-proof container. (j) Hens shall not be kept in such a manner as to constitute a nuisance to the occupants of adjacent property. (k) Dead chickens must be disposed of according to the Minnesota Board of Animal Health rules which require chicken carcasses to be disposed of as soon as possible after death, usually within 48 to 72 hours. Legal forms of chicken carcass disposal include burial, off-site incineration or rendering, or composting. (Ord. No. 913, § 3, 7-11-2011) Sec. 10-480. - Permit required. The officer shall grant a permit for chickens after the applicant has sought the written consent of 100 percent of the owners or occupants of privately or publicly-owned real estate that are located adjacent (i.e., sharing property lines) on the outer boundaries of the premises for which the permit is being requested, or in the alternative, proof that the applicant's property lines are 150 feet or more from any house. Where an adjacent property consists of a multiple dwelling or multi-tenant property, the applicant need obtain only the written consent of the owner or manager, or other person in charge of the building. Such written consent shall be required on the initial application and as often thereafter as the officer deems necessary. (Ord. No. 913, § 3, 7-11-2011) 8