[Adopted 6-10-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2020]
This article is applicable to the keeping of chickens on residential property in the Town that does not constitute a farm (as defined in Chapter
295). Any person desiring to keep chickens at his or her residential property, not including a farm, may do so only with a license from the Town in accordance with this article.
The application shall be made to the Department of Building
and Fire Prevention and shall include the following information:
A. The name, phone number and property address of the applicant(s).
B. The size of the subject property.
C. A description of any coops, cages and runs that will house the chickens,
together with a description of any fencing, barriers or enclosures
surrounding the curtilage of the property.
D. A scaled drawing showing the precise location of cages, coops, enclosures,
runs, fences and barriers in relation to property lines and to structures
on the subject and adjacent properties.
E. A description of the manner by which feces and other waste materials
will be removed from the property or will be treated so as not to
result in unsanitary conditions or in the attraction of rodents and
insects.
F. A signed statement from the property owner, if the applicant is not
the property owner, granting the applicant permission to engage in
the keeping of chickens as described in the license application.
G. A backyard chicken license fee, in accordance with the Town of Henrietta
Fee Schedule.
H. An application for a building permit, including the associated fee,
unless the applicant already has a Code-compliant chicken coop with
a valid certificate of compliance.
The following shall be prohibited under this article:
A. The keeping of chickens at multifamily complexes, including duplexes;
B. The keeping of roosters - only chicken hens are permitted;
C. The keeping of chickens in other than the rear or back yard;
D. The keeping of chickens in other than a chicken coop with a certificate
of compliance pursuant to a backyard chicken license;
E. The keeping of chickens for other than personal use only - no person
shall sell eggs or meat or engage in chicken breeding or fertilizer
production for commercial purposes; and
F. The obtaining of more than one chicken coop license for adjacent
properties under common ownership and tenancy, unless in the Rural
Residential Zone.