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Sec. 6-203. Outdoor Butchering. <br />No outdoor butchering of fowl is permitted. <br />Section 6-204. Minimum Coop Size. <br />Under no circumstances shall coop size be less than three (3) square feet per fowl kept. <br />Section 6-205. Coop Standards. <br />All coops shall be: <br />(1) Clean and sanitary; <br />(2) Made of sound construction and craftsmanship; <br />(3) Be maintained so they remain structurally sound; <br />(4) Protect the fowl from the weather; <br />(5) Be located in the rear/back yard and meet the most restrictive of the following <br />setbacks: <br />a. 5 feet from side and rear property lines. <br />b. 25 feet from residences on adjacent and nearby lots. <br />c. A setback from adjacent and nearby residences a distance at least equal to <br />the distance the coop is placed from the residence on the subject property. <br />d. 25 feet from a lake, wetland, pond, stream, tributary, drainage ditch or the <br />like. <br />e. All other structure or building setbacks required under the Zoning Code. <br />(6) Not be located inside a primary residence or place of business; and <br />(7) Follow best practices for nests. <br />Section 6-206. Restraining Fowl. <br />All fowl shall be prohibited from running at large off of the owner's property. <br />Section 6-207. Roosters. <br />All roosters are prohibited. <br />Section 6-208. Hive Notification. <br />Any property owner who keeps bees shall notify the City's Code Compliance Inspector, <br />or designee, of all hives the person intends to establish within the City. <br />Section 6-209. Water Source Required. <br />Any property owner who keeps bees shall provide and maintain a nearby, designated <br />water source. <br />2 <br />