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and flies. <br />x Minimum size per bird shall be: <br />1) Pen – 10 square feet of floor space <br />2) Exercise yard - 174 square feet <br />(5) Screening shall be installed around the perimeter of the area dedicated for the <br />keeping of chickens in a manner that minimizes view from adjacent parcels. A <br />screening plan shall be approved as part of license application subject to any <br />additional permit requirements for installation. Acceptable forms of screening <br />are a six (6) foot tall solid fence or vegetation that shall consist of plantings <br />which shall provide for year round screening and installed at a minimum of six <br />(6) feet tall. <br />(6) Chickens must not be housed in a residential house or an attached or detached <br />garage. <br />(7) All premises on which hens are kept or maintained shall be kept clean from <br />filth, garbage, and any substances which attract rodents. The coop and its <br />surrounding must be cleaned frequently enough to control odor. Manure <br />shall not be allowed to accumulate in a way that causes an unsanitary <br />condition or causes odors detectible on another property. Failure to comply <br />with these conditions may result in the officer removing chickens from the <br />premises or revoking a chicken license. <br />(8) All grain and food stored for the use of the hens on a premise with a <br />chicken license shall be kept in a rodent proof container. <br />(9) Hens, coop, pen, and exercise yard shall not be kept in such a manner as <br />to constitute a nuisance to the occupants of adjacent property. <br />(10) Any violation of the above conditions, (i.e. roaming chickens, uncontrolled <br />odor), if not remedied within 10 days, may result in revocation of the <br />homeowner’s license. <br />(11) If the license holder discontinues having chickens, the homeowner shall <br />have 60 days to remove the coop, pen, and exercise yard associated with the <br />keeping of chickens in its entirety. If the coop was licensed as an allowed <br />third accessory structure for chickens, the coop/third structure must be <br />removed and cannot be repurposed for a storage structure. If the <br />homeowner/license holder fails to perform either of the above, the City may <br />enter upon the subject property, remove the coop, pen, and exercise yard <br />from the homeowner’s property, and charge the amount back to the <br />homeowner as an assessment on the property tax roll. <br /> <br /> <br /> B. Number of Animals Allowed. Up to four (4) domestic animals, excluding birds and <br />fish, are permitted in any dwelling unit, but without a residential dog kennel license not <br />more than two (2) may be dogs. Up to three (3) dogs are allowed with a residential dog <br />kennel license. Dog enclosures may be located only in a rear yard in all zoning districts. <br /> C. Animals for Research. Animals for research may be kept in appropriate places by <br />conditional use permit. <br /> D. Wild Animals. Wild animals are not permitted in any district.