Sec. 78-80.4(l)

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• Chicken minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.6,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  In the R-10, R-15 and PD-R residential districts, on lots of at least 6,000 square feet or more in size, improved with single-family detached dwelling, up to four female fowl, commonly known as a domesticated chicken, may be kept as pets, based on the following standards:

• Coop maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.5 ft

  The coop and run or chicken tractor shall not exceed five feet in height, inclusive of piers.

• Coop minimum area per fowl2.5 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./fowl

  The coop or coop portion of a chicken tractor shall provide a minimum of 2.5 square feet per fowl and the run or run portion of a chicken tractor shall provide a minimum of 4.0 square feet per fowl.

• Coop screening

  The coop and run or chicken tractor shall be visually screened from abutting properties and along abutting rights-of-way with fencing or landscaping meeting all other applicable sections of Chapter 78. The minimum height of the screening shall be as tall as the tallest point of the coop and run and chicken tractor.

• Coop setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from side/rear lot lines10 ft

  The coop and run or chicken tractor shall not be located closer than ten feet from any side or rear lot line and shall not extend forward of a line formed by the rear façade of the lot's principal structure.

• Free ranging restrictions

  Free ranging of fowl (allowing fowl to wander outside the coop and run or chicken tractor) is allowed exclusively during daylight hours, shall be supervised, and only within fenced areas that shall not extend forward of a line formed by the front façade of the lot's principal structure, and on corner lots shall not extend forward of the principal structure's rear corner closest to the right-of-way.

• General prohibition

  Except as provided in this subsection the keeping, harboring, or maintaining fowl or livestock of any weight or any age is prohibited.

• Maximum number of chickens4 fowl

  up to four female fowl, commonly known as a domesticated chicken, may be kept as pets

• No sale of by-products

  The sale or donation of any food, fiber, or other by-products from a fowl is not permitted on site.

• Potbellied pig requirements

  In residential districts, on lots of at least 15,000 square feet or more in size, improved with a single-family detached dwelling, one Vietnamese Pot Bellied Pig may be kept as a household pet that is kept primarily indoors. When outside and not accompanied by its owner, such pig shall be kept in a fenced rear yard with a minimum fence height of four feet from grade and capable of containing such a pig. There exists no such rear yard requirement when such pig is outside accompanied by such pig's owner.

• Run minimum area per fowl4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./fowl

  The coop or coop portion of a chicken tractor shall provide a minimum of 2.5 square feet per fowl and the run or run portion of a chicken tractor shall provide a minimum of 4.0 square feet per fowl.

• Waste handling

  Any associated waste from such fowl shall be properly handled and disposed of so as to not create odor, attract vermin, or create a nuisance to residents or occupants of surrounding properties. Any compost pile for fowl waste shall not be located within any required yard or setback. Waste shall not be allowed to drain or wash onto adjacent properties and must be fully contained on site.

• Zoning inspection permit required

  A zoning inspection permit, issued by the zoning administrator, shall be required for the keeping of fowl. Such permit shall be valid for a period not to exceed 12 months and may be renewable, if it is renewed.