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xii. Rodent proof – coop construction and materials must be adequate to prevent access by rodents. xiii. Chicken Run: A run or exercise yard is required. Runs must be constructed and maintained to meet the following minimum standards: Location: rear or side yard. 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 chicken can access the space beneath, that area may count as a portion of the minimum run footprint. Height: Adequate room to allow access for cleaning and maintenance. Gate: One gate to allow human access to the run. Cover: Adequate to keep chickens in and predators out. Substrate: Composed of material that can be easily raked or regularly replaced to reduce odor and flies. Exercise yards: Exercise yards must be fenced. xiv. Prohibited storage of chickens: Chickens must not be housed in a residential house or commercial building. Chickens must not be housed in an attached or detached garage. xv. Coops and the subject property shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary manner and may be subject to city inspection as may be deemed necessary. xvi. Neither roosters, nor fowl shall be permitted. xvii. No slaughtering, butchering, beheading, culling, or breeding shall be permitted on the subject premises or used for commercial purposes. xviii. Food storage: All grain and food stored for the use of the chickens on a premise with a chicken permit shall be kept in a rodent proof container. xix. Nuisances: Chickens shall not be kept in such a manner as to constitute a nuisance to the occupants of adjacent property. xx. Unsanitary conditions: All premises on which chickens 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 poultry from the premises and/or revoking a chicken permit. xxi. Disposal: Dead chickens must be disposed of according to the state 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.