Keeping chickens can play a role in ensuring a source of local
food and a sustainable environment, but improper maintenance of chickens
in residential neighborhoods can cause nuisances to nearby residential
properties and create conditions which are unsanitary and unsafe.
It is the intent to permit and regulate the keeping of chickens for
the health, safety and welfare of the City of Canandaigua.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
CHICKEN
A domestic hen kept for its eggs.
COOP
A structure that is designed to house hens, which is enclosed
on all sides by a roof, doors, and walls, with or without windows.
A mobile or portable structure that meets this definition shall be
considered a coop.
RUN
An outdoor area that is enclosed on all sides, including
the top, by fencing that is attached to or surrounding a coop. A run
shall have a doorway or hatch that allows hens to access the space.
Any coop and/or run existing prior to the effective date of this article that does not comply with §
253-20C shall be provided one year to comply with the rules and regulations set forth in this article. All other requirements of this article shall be met within 60 days of the effective date of this article.