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Permitted by right1
Prohibited1
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Minimum coop area per chicken3 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
COOP — The structure within a pen that houses chickens ... providing space of not less than three square feet per chicken.
- Location of coops and pens
All coops and pens shall be located in the rear yard only and in side yards that are not adjacent to a public road. Coops and pens may not be located in a floodplain.
- Maximum number of chickens per property6 chickens
No more than six chickens shall be allowed per property, regardless of the number of dwellings or the ownership interests or use arrangements.
- No offensive odors at property boundaries
Offensive odors from chickens, manure, or other chicken-related substances shall not be detectable at any time at the property boundaries.
- No storage or disposal within 20 feet of stormwater collection system, facility, stream, pond, etc.20 ft
Storage or disposal of litter, waste, and chickens on public land or in or near a sewage, or within 20 feet of a stormwater collection system, facility or stream or pond, water detention facility, or water garden of any kind is strictly prohibited.
- Minimum pen area per chicken8 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
PEN — An area of property enclosed ... having space of not less than eight square feet per chicken.
- Permit fee25 dollars
The one-time fee for application for a permit to keep chickens shall be $25.
Roosters are prohibited.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. requirement for coops and pens
All coops and pens shall be deemed accessory structures and shall comply with the rear yard and side yard setback requirement as provided in the Lot Requirements Table in § 420-4.7.
From the ordinance
No more than six chickens shall be allowed per property, regardless of the number of dwellings or the ownership interests or use arrangements. Roosters are prohibited.