HomeMy WebLinkAboutFINAL ORDINANCE NO. 08-177 CITY OF LAKE ELMO
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
STATE OF MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 08-177
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAKE ELMO CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES BY
AMENDING THE CITY'S PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE KEEPING OF
CHICKENS
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby amends Section 95.111 of the
City Code by adding the underlined language and deleting the stem language as follows:
§ 95.111 PERMIT CONDITIONS.
Each person keeping chickens within the City of Lake Elmo shall comply with the following:
(A) No person may keep a rooster or crowing hen.
(B) No person may allow chickens to range freely without fencing or without a mobile pen.
(C) No person may keep chickens inside the house or attached garage.
(D) Chickens must be provided a secure and well ventilated roofed structure ("chicken
coop").
(E) The roofed structure and required fencing for the chickens may only be located in a rear
yard and must meet setback and building separations as established in city zoning and building
codes, except that the roofed structure and fencing must maintain a 20 foot separation from
dwellings on adjacent properties.
(F) The roofed structure shall be fully enclosed, wind proof, and have sufficient windows for
natural light.
(G) Chickens, coops, and/or runs shall not be kept in such a manner as to constitute a
nuisance.
(H) The chicken coop and run shall be kept in good repair as to be in compliance with the
property maintenance regulations elsewhere in the code.
(1) All chicken coops must have a minimum size of 4 square feet per bird and must be at least
4 feet in height.
(J) Fenced in chicken runs must have a minimum of 10 square feet per bird and must be at
least 6 feet in height t allow aeeegs f..eleaiiing and. meet,,.,. 4 feet in height.
(K) All butchering waste shall be disposed of in a sanitary manner.
(L) 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.
SECTION 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon
adoption and publication in the official newspaper of the City of Lake Elmo.
SECTION 3. Adoption Date. This Ordinance No. 08-177 was adopted on this 20th day of
June 2017.
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