[Ord. 1099, July 2021]
Swine shall not be kept on any lot or within any structure inside the city limits.
[Ord. 1099, July 2021]
(1)
Keeping of fowl is limited to the Agricultural District (AG) on lots of one (1) acre or more.
(2)
On parcels, lots, or tracts between one and two (1 and 2) acres, five (5) individual fowl may be kept.
(3)
On parcels, lots, or tracts exceeding two (2) acres, two (2) individual fowl per half (1/2) acre of land may be kept up to a maximum of forty (40) fowl.
(4)
Fowl must be contained to a property's rear yard. During non-daylight hours, fowl shall be confined within a henhouse or other enclosure located at least two hundred feet (200') from any adjacent property boundary, dwelling, or other structure. The henhouse must be enclosed on all sides, have a roof and door, and the access doors must be able to be shut and locked. The henhouse must be constructed from substantial materials and be visually compatible with the property.
(5)
The henhouse and enclosure must be maintained so that it is clean, dry, and odor free. All manure or other wastes must be stored in a fully enclosed structure or in airtight containers and must be periodically removed from the property or composted so there is no accumulation of waste material on the property.
(6)
Roosters or other fowl capable of crowing or making similar noises shall not be allowed within one thousand five hundred feet (1,500') of any adjacent property boundary, dwelling, or other structure under separate ownership.
[Ord. 1099, July 2021]
(1)
Animals shall be located behind house and within a fenced area or structure suitable to contain the animal and prevent it from leaving its designated area. Housing animals in the front yard of residences is prohibited, including animal cages with or without the animals in them. It shall be unlawful for any person owning any livestock to permit or suffer the livestock to run at large in the city. Any livestock running at large in the city shall be subject to impoundment by a person duly qualified and appointed by the commission for that purpose and may be recovered by the owner on payment of expenses incurred by the city for impounding.
(2)
Animals temporarily brought into the city and kept at an exhibition or holding area or petting zoo or similar event of which the animal is an integral part shall not exceed seventy-two (72) hours.
(3)
Structures where animals are housed, fed, confined or where food is stored, must conform to city code requirements and may not be located nearer than two hundred feet (200') from any adjacent property boundary, or residential dwelling or other structure under separate ownership except as allowed in § 10-505(2).