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Chickens may be kept within the city limits of Electric City, provided:

(1) No more than six hens, including chickens and chicks, may be kept per single-family residential lot pursuant to subsection (14) of this section. The number of chickens allowed in the low density residential R-1 zone will be permitted according to Chapter 18.20 ECMC.

(2) No roosters are allowed.

(3) Chickens, except for chicks, shall not be kept inside any permitted dwelling.

(4) Henhouses, coops and chicken tractors must be set back at least 15 feet from all property lines. No henhouse, coop or tractor may be located within 20 feet of any neighboring residence.

(5) Henhouses, coops and chicken tractors shall be kept at least five feet from any other structure including decks.

(6) Henhouses, coops and chicken tractors shall provide for adequate shelter, be kept clean and maintained so that dust, manure and odors are not detectable beyond any property line. When a conflict arises as to the proper care and housing of chickens the standards set forth as found in the January 2009 Humane Farm Animal Care (HFAC) Standards for chickens shall apply.

(7) Henhouses, coops and chicken tractors including chicken runs shall not exceed 120 square feet in size and shall not exceed eight feet in height at the structure’s highest point.

(8) Henhouses and coops shall provide at least four square feet of space per chicken.

(9) Chicken tractors shall provide at least four square feet of space per chicken.

(10) Henhouses, coops and chicken tractors shall be restricted to the backyard area of a single-family residential lot.

(11) Henhouses, coops and chicken tractors shall be set back from any body of water in compliance with the city of Electric City’s shoreline master plan and critical areas ordinance as each are currently enacted or hereinafter amended.

(12) Henhouses, coops and chicken tractors shall be set back 100 hundred feet from any public or private well.

(13) Chickens shall not be allowed to run at large and shall be enclosed within a henhouse, coop or chicken tractor at all times.

(14) Chickens shall be allowed only on single-family residential lots containing a maximum of one residence.

(15) Chicken manure shall be managed so as not to create a nuisance or be in violation of Chapter 8.26 ECMC as currently enacted or hereinafter amended.

(16) All chicken feed or food set aside for chickens shall be stored in rodent-proof containers and feeders.

(17) All structures used to house or care for chickens, including henhouses, coops and chicken tractors, shall be maintained in a manner to ensure that rodents are not present.

(18) Any rodent activity in the vicinity of any chicken structure or enclosure shall require the licensed owner of the chickens to eradicate the rodents in compliance with local, state and federal laws. (Ord. 473 § 1, 2013; Ord. 471 § 1, 2013)