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ORDINANCE NO. <br /> <br />An Ordinance Allowing the Keeping of Chickens <br />in Single-Family Residential District <br /> <br /> <br />Section 1. This section adds language to the Municipal Code (Section XXX) to address <br />the permitting requirements for Chickens: <br /> <br />Section XX (Animals), Article IX (Chickens) Sec. XX. <br />Definitions. <br />Brooding means the period of chicken growth when supplemental heat must be provided, due <br />to the bird’s inability to generate enough body heat. <br /> <br />Chicken means a domesticated bird that serves as a source of eggs or meat. <br /> <br />Coop means the structure for the keeping or housing of chickens permitted by the ordinance. <br /> <br />Exercise yard means a larger fenced area that provides space for exercise and foraging for <br />the birds when supervised. <br /> <br />Hen means a female chicken. <br /> <br />Officer means any person designated by the City Administrator as an enforcement officer. <br />Rooster means a male chicken. <br />Run means a fully enclosed and covered area attached to a coop where the chickens can <br />roam unsupervised. <br /> <br /> <br />Sec. Xx-XX. Purpose. It is recognized that the ability to cultivate one’s own food is a sustainable <br />activity that can also be a rewarding past time. Therefore, it is the purpose and intent of this <br />ordinance to permit the keeping and maintenance of hens for egg production and as pets in a <br />clean and sanitary manner that is not a nuisance to or detrimental to the public health, safety, <br />and welfare of the community. <br /> <br />Sec. Xx-XXX. Investigation and Enforcement. <br /> <br />Officers designated by the City Administrator shall have authority in the investigation and <br />enforcement of this article and no person shall interfere with, hinder or molest any such officer <br />in the exercise of such powers. The officer shall make investigations as is necessary and may <br />grant, deny, or refuse to renew any application for permit, or terminate an existing permit under <br />this article. <br /> <br />Sec. XX-XXX. Limitations for each single-family residential dwelling: <br /> <br />(1) No more than twelve (12) hens shall be housed or kept on any one (1) residential <br />lot of five (5) acres or more in size limited to R-1, Single-Family <br />Comment [RS1]: I don’t’ see the term <br />“brooding” used anywhere else so I would remove <br />this. <br />Comment [JJ2]: Staff agrees with removal of <br />this definition. <br />10