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CITY OF LAKE ELMO <br /> COUNTY OF WASHINGTON <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> ORDINANCE NO. 08-177 <br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAKE ELMO CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES BY <br /> AMENDING THE CITY'S PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE KEEPING OF <br /> CHICKENS <br /> SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby amends Section 95.111 of the <br /> City Code by adding the underlined language and deleting the stem language as follows: <br /> § 95.111 PERMIT CONDITIONS. <br /> Each person keeping chickens within the City of Lake Elmo shall comply with the following: <br /> (A) No person may keep a rooster or crowing hen. <br /> (B) No person may allow chickens to range freely without fencing or without a mobile pen. <br /> (C) No person may keep chickens inside the house or attached garage. <br /> (D) Chickens must be provided a secure and well ventilated roofed structure ("chicken <br /> coop"). <br /> (E) The roofed structure and required fencing for the chickens may only be located in a rear <br /> yard and must meet setback and building separations as established in city zoning and building <br /> codes, except that the roofed structure and fencing must maintain a 20 foot separation from <br /> dwellings on adjacent properties. <br /> (F) The roofed structure shall be fully enclosed, wind proof, and have sufficient windows for <br /> natural light. <br /> (G) Chickens, coops, and/or runs shall not be kept in such a manner as to constitute a <br /> nuisance. <br /> (H) The chicken coop and run shall be kept in good repair as to be in compliance with the <br /> property maintenance regulations elsewhere in the code. <br /> (1) All chicken coops must have a minimum size of 4 square feet per bird and must be at least <br /> 4 feet in height. <br /> (J) Fenced in chicken runs must have a minimum of 10 square feet per bird and must be at <br /> least 6 feet in height t allow aeeegs f..eleaiiing and. meet,,.,. 4 feet in height. <br /> (K) All butchering waste shall be disposed of in a sanitary manner. <br /> (L) Dead chickens must be disposed of according to the Minnesota Board of Animal Health <br /> rules which require chicken carcasses to be disposed of as soon as possible after death,usually <br />