[Adopted 5-14-1957; effective 5-25-1957]
No person shall keep or allow to be kept in any dwelling house
or any part thereof any horse, cattle, swine, goats or fowl.
[Amended 11-12-2013]
No person shall have or keep upon any premises or in any building,
lot or place within the City of Norwalk any swine without the permission
of the Director of Health, and the pens and places in which any swine
may be permitted by the Director of Health shall at all times be kept
clean and in such condition as to be free from any noxious or unhealthful
odors.
All hogpens in or upon any lot or land, near any inhabited dwelling
house or any public street or highway, alley or other public or private
place within the City are declared to be a nuisance.
No person owning, occupying or having charge of any house, stable
or other buildings or premises shall keep or allow therein or thereon
any dog or other animal which shall, by noise, disturb the quiet and
repose of any person therein or in the vicinity to the detriment of
life or health.
[Amended 11-12-2013]
A.
No person shall keep any live poultry, goats, cattle or other livestock
in any stable, pen, structure and enclosure which is less than 50
feet from any property boundary, or less than 25 feet from any dwelling
within the City of Norwalk.
B.
All stables, pens, structures and enclosures in which any such animal
is kept shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
C.
All such stables, pens, structures and enclosures shall be constructed
and kept so as to minimize offensive odors, noise and pests, and to
minimize the presence of pests and predators.
D.
All livestock and fowl must be kept in stables, pens, structures
and enclosures, and not allowed to run at large or onto public property
or premises other than those belonging to or occupied by the party
owning such livestock.
E.
Every stable, pen, structure or other enclosure in which animals
are kept must meet minimum yard setbacks for accessory structures
contained in the Zoning Regulations for the applicable zoning district.
F.
The keeping of roosters over four months of age is prohibited.
G.
No person shall keep more than 12 chickens.
The placing or depositing in or upon any street, alley or sewer-receiving
basin or in or upon the bed of any river or brook or in or upon any
public or private property of any dead animal which is not killed
for consumption as food, or any part of the same, is hereby declared
to be a nuisance.
All heaps and quantities of manure, except stable manure used as a fertilizer or kept in a manure pit built as provided in § 15-8 of this article, in or upon any lot or land, near any inhabited dwelling house or any public street or highway, alley or other public or private place within the City are declared to be nuisances.
[Amended 11-12-2013]
All manure shall be kept properly covered in a suitable pit
or receptacle for the purpose, and the accumulation and storage of
manure outside such pit or receptacle is prohibited. No manure shall
be allowed to accumulate at any stable for a longer period than one
week, without permission from the Director of Health.
No manure shall be removed or carried through any street unless
it is loaded in such a manner as to prevent its being scattered or
dropped while being carried away.
To prevent, as far as possible, the breeding of flies, all stables
and manure heaps shall be sprinkled with some disinfectant as often
as the Board of Health shall, in writing, order the same to be sprinkled.
[Added 11-12-2013]
A.
Any violation of this Article I shall be deemed a nuisance or source of filth within the meaning of Section 19a-206 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
B.
In accordance with Section 19a-206 of the Connecticut General Statutes, the Director of Health is authorized to order the owner or occupant of any private property to remove, abate or remediate any violation of this Article I.
C.
The owner or occupant of such property, or both, shall be subject
to a civil penalty of $250 per day for each day such nuisance is maintained
or such filth is allowed to remain after the time fixed by the Director
of Health in his or her order has expired.
D.
In accordance with Section 19a-206 of the Connecticut General Statutes,
the Corporation Counsel of the City of Norwalk is authorized to commence
a civil action on behalf of the Director of Health in the Connecticut
Superior Court to assess and collect civil penalties resulting from
the failure to comply with an order issued pursuant to this section,
and for injunctive relief. Any civil penalties collected in such proceedings
shall be payable to the Treasurer of the City of Norwalk.
