[Adopted 5-27-1986 by Ord. No. 86-1 as Secs. 9.09, 9.10 and
9.25 of the 1986 Municipal Code]
No person having in his possession or under his control any
animal or fowl shall allow the same to run at large within the Village.
[Amended 12-8-2015 by Ord. No. 15-3]
A.
No person shall keep or maintain any poultry (with the exception
of chickens) or fowl, or any livestock such as horses, cattle, sheep
or goats in any zoning district except agricultural districts. The
keeping of chickens in an R-1 Single-Family Residential District shall
be permitted subject to the regulations adopted by the Village of
Fremont.
B.
In addition to all other regulations in this chapter, the following
shall apply to keeping of chickens within the Village.
(1)
The property's principal use is a single-family dwelling.
(2)
A maximum of four chickens may be kept per residence.
[Amended 4-12-2016 by Ord. No.
16-1]
(3)
No roosters shall be kept.
(4)
Chickens shall be provided a shelter that must be a minimum of three
square feet per chicken.
(5)
Chickens must be provided a fenced-in place to run, and shall be
a minimum of five square feet per chicken.
(6)
All chicken coops and pen areas shall be set back a minimum of 10
feet from the side and rear property lines and a minimum of 25 feet
from any adjacent principal residential structures.
(7)
No slaughtering of chickens within the Village.
(8)
Permit required. Any person who keeps chickens shall receive an annual
permit from the Village Clerk for a fee of $25. The permit is valid
from January 1 through December 31.
