Ordinance 06-21

This ordinance is sponsored by Councilmember Sturbaum and allows residents in RE and RS zoning districts to harbor a flock of no more than 5 hens of Gallus gallus domesticus only when all adjacent neighbors of a prospective harborer waive the general prohibition against keeping chickens in residential districts. The ordinance spells out stringent care and control requirements, grounds for revocation of a permit, makes permits good for only one year and requires a $25 fee to keep a flock. The Common Council adopted Am 01 on November 1, 2006 which amended Section 9 to delay the effective to coincide with the effective date of the Unified Development Ordinance