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(4) <br />(5) <br />(6) <br />(f) <br />(1) <br />(2) <br />(3) <br />(4) <br />(5) <br />(6) <br />a. <br />b. <br />c. <br />d. <br />e. <br />(g) <br />(1) <br />(2) <br />(3) <br />(4) <br />(5) <br />(h) <br />(1) <br />(2) <br />(i) <br />(1) <br />(2) <br />(3) <br />A statement certifying whether the property's homeowners' association rules, if any, prohibit the keeping of chickens on the property for which the <br />application is sought. <br />Statements that the applicant will at all times keep the chickens in accordance with all of the conditions prescribed by the officer, or modification thereof, and <br />that failure to obey such conditions will constitute a violation of the provisions of this article and grounds for cancellation of the permit. <br />Such other and further information as may be required by the city. <br />Permit conditions. Each person keeping chickens within the city shall comply with the following: <br />The owner of the chickens must occupy the premises for which the permit is issued. <br />No person may keep a rooster or crowing hen. <br />No person may allow chickens to range freely without fencing or without a mobile pen. <br />No breeding. The raising of chickens for breeding purposes is prohibited on residentially used or zoned properties. <br />Chickens over the age of six weeks shall not be kept in a dwelling or attached garage. <br />Chickens shall be properly protected from the weather and predators in a shelter or chicken coop, and have access to the outdoors in an enclosure or fenced <br />area. The shelter and/or enclosure shall meet all of the following requirements: <br />The roofed structure and required fencing for the chickens may only be located in a rear yard and must be set back ten feet from lot lines and 20 feet from <br />dwellings on adjacent properties. <br />The enclosure or fenced area for chickens shall not exceed 40 square feet per bird and shall not exceed six feet in height. <br />The roofed structure shall be fully enclosed, wind proof, and have sufficient windows for natural light constructed with architecturally appropriate building <br />materials including exterior grade siding and either a metal, composite or shingled roof, or in the alternative, coop shall be purchased from a commercial <br />source that constructs structures specifically to be used as coops for chickens. <br />The proposed chicken coop must be consistent with the accessory structure zoning regulations elsewhere is this Code. <br />Coop and run must be removed and site restored if keeping of chickens is discontinued for more than 12 months. <br />Prevention of nuisance conditions. Owners shall care for chickens in a humane manner and shall prevent nuisance conditions by ensuring the follow conditions <br />are met: <br />The shelter and enclosure are maintained in good repair, and in a clean and sanitary manner free of vermin and objectionable odors. <br />Feces and discarded feed is regularly collected and stored in a leak-proof container with a tight-fitting cover to prevent nuisance odors and the attraction of <br />vermin until it can be disposed properly. <br />Chicken feed shall be stored in leak-proof containers with a tight-fitting cover to prevent attracting vermin. <br />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 <br />possible. <br />Slaughtering and processing of the chickens on the property is prohibited. <br />Issuance, revocation. <br />If granted, the permit shall be issued by the city and shall state the conditions, if any, imposed upon the permitted for the keeping of chickens under this <br />permit. The permit shall specify the restrictions, limitations, conditions and prohibitions which the city deems reasonably necessary to protect any person or <br />neighboring use from unsanitary conditions, unreasonable noise or odors, or annoyance, or to protect the public health and safety. Such permit may be <br />modified from time to time or revoked by the city for failure to conform to such restrictions, limitations, or prohibitions. Such modification or revocation shall <br />be effective after ten days following the mailing of written notice thereof by certified mail to the person or persons keeping or maintaining such chickens. <br />The city may revoke any permit issued under this article if the person holding the permit refuses or fails to comply with this article, with any regulations <br />promulgated by the city council pursuant to this article, or with any state or local law governing cruelty to animals or the keeping of animals. Any person <br />whose permit is revoked shall, within ten days thereafter, humanely dispose of all chickens being owned, kept or harbored by such person, and no part of the <br />permit fee shall be refunded. <br />Violations. Failure to comply with a provision of this chapter is a violation and the city is authorized to take one or more of the following actions: <br />Initiate a criminal action by citation or formal complaint. A violation of this chapter is a misdemeanor. <br />Process the violation as a public nuisance abatement matter. <br />Any person violating any conditions of this permit shall reimburse the city for all costs borne by the city to enforce the conditions of the permit including, but <br />not limited to, the pickup and impounding of chickens. <br />(Ord. No. 897, 4-22-2024; Ord. No. 899, 8-12-2024) <br />180