§ 82-50.404. Standards—Small animals.

(a)

The minimum area of a lot on which fowl (except for hens), rabbits, or grain-fed rodents may be raised or kept is twenty thousand square feet.

(b)

The maximum number of domesticated female chickens (hens) allowed on a single lot is one hen per one thousand square feet of lot area.

(c)

No more than an aggregate total of twenty fowl (including hens), rabbits, and grain-fed rodents may be kept on a single lot.

(d)

The maximum height of a chicken coop, rabbit hutch, or similar accessory structure for the housing of small animals is twelve feet.

(e)

Chicken coops, rabbit hutches, and similar accessory structures for the housing of small animals must be set back from property lines by the following distances:

Average Lot Width	Minimum Distance From
	Front Property Line	Side Property Line	Rear Property Line
Less than 80 feet	50 feet	10 feet	10 feet
80 feet or more, but less than 120 feet	50 feet	25 feet	25 feet
120 feet or more	60 feet	40 feet	40 feet

 

(f)

Bird enclosures are governed by Article 82-50.6.

(Ord. No. 2018-06, § II, 5-1-18)