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Responsible Animal and Pet Ownership Care and Control Regulation Ordinance <br />Page 19 <br />(a) "Urban Chicken" means a chicken living in the city limits officially known as gallus <br />domesticus, which is a domestic bird. It does not include other fowl, such as, but not <br />limited to roosters, peacocks, turkeys or waterfowl. Urban chickens are governed by the <br />zoning regulations set forth in Section 21 -02.11 of this Code addressing Residential <br />District zoning regulations. <br />(b) "Chicken coop" also referred to as chicken pen means an enclosure or enclosed structure <br />used for housing urban chickens which provides shelter from the elements which must <br />meet the standards set forth in Section 21 -02.11 of this Code. <br />(c) "Chicken flock" means more than one (1) urban chicken which: <br />1. Contains no more than six (6) hens and no roosters; and <br />2. Is issued a permit pursuant to Section 21 -02.11 of this Code. <br />(d) "Chicken pen" means an enclosure that must meet the standards set forth in Section 21- <br />02.11 of this Code. <br />(e) Anyone desiring to raise urban chickens within the city limits must file an application for <br />an Urban Chicken Permit with the Division of Animal Care and Control in the <br />Department of Code Enforcement and pay an annual filing fee of twenty dollars ($20.00); <br />if provisions for the chickens are deemed acceptable after inspection by the Division of <br />Animal Care and Control and the application is approved. If the application is approved, <br />the owner/harborer of the chickens will receive a durable metal tag, which must be <br />affixed in plain view to the chicken coop. At the end of each calendar quarter, the <br />Division of Animal Care and Control shall provide to the Office of the City Clerk an <br />electronic report summarizing: the residential street location, number of urban chickens at <br />each such location, size of the chicken coop and size of the chicken pen for each location <br />which has been issued such a permit. The Division of Animal Care and Control may deny <br />or revoke a permit to any person who has failed or refused to comply with the permit <br />requirements, who has made any fraudulent or false statement or material representation <br />in the permit application or in connection with the keeping of urban chickens, who has <br />violated a state or any provision of this Code in connection with the application or <br />keeping of urban chickens or who has kept urban chickens or other animals in such a <br />manner as to constitute a breach of the peace or a menace to the health, safety or welfare <br />of the public. Upon denial or revocation of a permit, the Law Department shall provide <br />notice to the permit applicant or holder and shall provide for a written appeal and hearing <br />pursuant to the procedures in Section 4 -16 of this Code. <br />(f) Anyone desiring to raise urban chickens within the city limits must comply with the <br />animal care regulations set forth in this Chapter 5, and the requirements applicable to <br />chickens incorporated into Chapter 21 of this Code. <br />(g) The Department of Code Enforcement shall be responsible for the enforcement of this <br />section. The Department of Code Enforcement shall also comply with the duties set forth <br />in Subsection 5 -49(d) of this Code in carrying out the duties set forth in this Section <br />which require the filing of a summary list of all warning notices and citations issued by <br />