[R.O. 2007 §7-37; Ord. No. 3205 §4, 6-15-1964; Ord. No. 5279 §1, 5-1-1989; Ord. No. 7165 §§1 — 3, 3-1-2010]
No person shall keep chickens or other fowl in any pen having
an area of less than one hundred forty-four (144) square feet and
the boundary of which is less than fifty (50) feet from the dwelling
or place of business of another. No more than ten (10) chickens or
other fowl shall be kept on one (1) acre of ground.
[R.O. 2007 §7-38; Ord. No. 3205 §5, 6-15-1964; Ord. No. 7165 §§1 — 3, 3-1-2010]
No person shall keep chickens or other fowl in a battery located
in a building or structure other than a lawfully operated hatchery,
unless the battery is located at least fifty (50) feet at the nearest
point from the dwelling or place of business of another. All batteries
shall be constructed in such manner as to prevent droppings from falling
on the ground or floor.
[R.O. 2007 §7-39; Ord. No. 3205 §6, 6-15-1964; Ord. No. 7165 §§1 — 3, 3-1-2010]
A.
No
person shall keep or cause or allow or permit to be kept on any premises
occupied by him/her or under his/her charge or control any dogs, goats,
cattle, horses, sheep, ducks, geese, turkeys, rabbits, guinea pigs,
white rats, white mice, hamsters, monkeys or any other animal in a
pen or other enclosure, so that an offensive or noxious smell or odor
shall arise therefrom to the injury, annoyance or inconvenience of
any inhabitant of the neighborhood thereof.
1.
Every person responsible for a dog, cat, puppy, kitten or other animal
shall keep it from creating a nuisance.
2.
A dog, cat, puppy, kitten or any other animal creates a nuisance
if it:
a.
Soils, defiles or defecates on urban property other than property
of a person responsible for the animal unless such waste is immediately
removed by a person responsible for the animal and deposited in a
waste container or buried on ground where the person responsible for
the animal has permission or the right to bury it.
b.
Damages public property or property belonging to a person other than
a person responsible for the animal.
c.
Causes unsanitary or dangerous conditions.
d.
Causes a disturbance by excessive barking, howling, meowing or other.
e.
Chases vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians or any other human or non-human
thing.
f.
Molests, attacks, bites or interferes with persons or other animals
on public property or property not belonging to a person responsible
for the animal.
g.
Impedes refuse collection, mail delivery or meter reading or other
public service activities by annoying persons responsible for such
activities.
h.
Tips, rummages through or damages a refuse container.
3.
For the purpose of Subsection (2)(a) of this Section, "urban
property" is:
a.
Property in areas developed for industrial uses;
b.
Property in areas developed for commercial uses; or
c.
Property in areas developed for residential uses except those residential
neighborhoods developed solely with detached single-family dwelling
on lots larger that seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet.
Property in areas with mixed uses shall be treated as urban property.
[R.O. 2007 §7-40; Ord. No. 3205 §7, 6-15-1964; Ord. No. 7165 §§1 — 3, 3-1-2010]
No person shall keep any goat within fifty (50) feet of the
dwelling house or place of business of another. Nor shall any person
keep two (2) or more goats unless such shall be kept at a distance
of at least two hundred (200) feet from the dwelling house or place
of business of another.
[R.O. 2007 §7-41; Ord. No. 3205 §8, 6-15-1964; Ord. No. 7165 §§1 — 3, 3-1-2010]
No person shall keep any sheep within fifty (50) feet of the
dwelling house or place of business of another. Nor shall any person
keep two (2) or more sheep unless such sheep be kept at a distance
of at least two hundred (200) feet from the dwelling house or place
of business of another.
[R.O. 2007 §7-42; Ord. No. 3205 §9, 6-15-1964; Ord. No. 7165 §§1 — 3, 3-1-2010]
A.
No
person, other than one operating a lawfully operated stockyard or
slaughterhouse, shall keep or permit the keeping of hogs on premises
owned or controlled by him/her, save and except as to premises which
may be taken into the City by extension of the City limits as to which
premises hogs may be kept under the following conditions:
1.
Hogs were kept on such premises at the time of such extension of
the City limits and such keeping has not since been discontinued.
2.
Such premises consist of at least five (5) contiguous acres.
3.
The number of hogs shall not exceed one (1) per each one-half (½)
acre of such premises where they are permitted to be kept and that
they are not kept in a common pen or sty.
4.
Such hogs are not kept within three hundred (300) feet of the dwelling
house or place of business of another.
[R.O. 2007 §7-43; Ord. No. 3205 §10, 6-15-1964; Ord. No. 7165 §§1 — 3, 3-1-2010]
No person shall keep a cow, bull, mule, jack or horse in a building,
enclosure or pasture, the exterior boundary of which is within one
hundred (100) feet of the dwelling house or place of business of another.
No person shall keep more than one (1) such animal unless there shall
be at least twenty-one thousand seven hundred eighty (21,780) square
feet for each such animal; provided however, that this shall not apply
as to the keeping of suckling offspring of a cow or mare. No animal
shall be pastured in such a manner as to permit him/her to get upon
a sidewalk or street.
[R.O. 2007 §7-44; Ord. No. 3205 §11, 6-15-1964; Ord. No. 7165 §§1 — 3, 3-1-2010]
Every stable, shed or other building where a horse, cow or other
animal is kept shall have either within or immediately adjoining it
a fly-proof, covered, water-tight box, bin or other receptacle for
receiving and holding manure and litter accumulating between the times
of removal from the premises. Such receptacle shall be completely
emptied whenever filled, such emptying to take place at least once
each week from April first (1st) to November first (1st). Such receptacle
shall be cleaned and disinfected with a solution of lime or other
disinfectant whenever so ordered by the Director of Public Health
and Welfare.
[R.O. 2007 §7-45; Ord. No. 3205 §12, 6-15-1964; Ord. No. 7165 §§1 — 3, 3-1-2010]
The floors of the buildings used for the keeping of animals
under this Article shall be cleaned daily and all manure and litter
removed and deposited in the required receptacle. Such floors shall
be disinfected with a solution of lime or other disinfectant whenever
so ordered by the Supervisor.
[R.O. 2007 §7-46; Ord. No. 3205 §13, 6-15-1964; Ord. No. 7165 §§1 — 3, 3-1-2010]
All yards surrounding stables or buildings where animals are
housed shall be kept well drained and free from standing water and
filth.
[R.O. 2007 §7-47; Ord. No. 3205 §14, 6-15-1964; Ord. No. 7165 §§1 — 3, 3-1-2010]
A.
No
manure shall be thrown or deposited in any alley, street or public
place or on any vacant lot. Provided, that the scattering of manure
on lawns or gardens for fertilizing purposes shall be permitted if
same is not of such a nature as to be a nuisance to the surrounding
neighborhood.
B.
No
manure shall be transported over the streets in such a manner as to
permit it to drop out on such streets and no vehicle hauling manure
shall stand on any street except for the purpose of loading or unloading.
[R.O. 2007 §7-48; Rev. Ords. 1951 §22.380; Ord. No. 7165 §§1 — 3, 3-1-2010]
Any person who shall keep and stand for service any stallion,
jackass or bull within this City, unless such animal or animals be
kept in such enclosure as to exclude public view, shall, upon conviction,
be adjudged guilty of an ordinance violation.
[Ord. No. 7165 §§1 —
3, 3-1-2010]
A.
No
person shall establish or maintain any hive, stand, box or apiary
or keep any bees on any premises within fifty (50) feet of any occupied
dwelling, except the dwelling of the owner of such bees, or within
twenty-five (25) feet of any property line, sidewalk, alley or other
public way, with the exception of having it contained within a six
(6) foot privacy fence then it can be four (4) feet from a property
line. No person shall establish or maintain a number of hives, stands,
boxes or apiaries on any premises such as to constitute a nuisance
to neighboring property owners as determined by the City Manager or
his/her designee based on all provisions of this Article. The distance
requirements shall be enforced with the exception of an adjacent property
owner or occupant who may request in a written affidavit to the City
Manager that the distance requirement be waived pertaining to their
property line. The affidavit may be voided at any time upon request
from the submitting owner or occupant.
B.
No
bees shall be kept upon any land not owned or possessed by the keeper
of such bees without first obtaining written permission to do so from
the owner or person lawfully in possession of such land, which permission
may be revoked at any time.
C.
All
apiaries maintained within the City must be securely enclosed by at
least a five (5) foot fence. All gates must be locked with a key or
combination lock at all times.
D.
Fresh,
clean water facilities for the bees shall be provided on the premises
of said hive, stand, box or apiary.
[Ord. No. 7165 §§1 —
3, 3-1-2010]
Whenever the City Manager shall find, and so declare, that a
public health nuisance or emergency exists by reason of beekeeping
within the City limits or by failure to comply with the provisions
of this Article, the City Manager may order the removal or destruction
of any apiary in order to preserve the public health and welfare.
[Ord. No. 7165 §§1 —
3, 3-1-2010]
Nothing in this Article shall be deemed or construed to prohibit
the keeping of bees within a school or university building for the
purpose of study or observation or within a physician's office or
laboratory for the purpose of medical research, treatment or other
scientific purposes.
