[Amended 4-13-2016 by Ord. No. 16-01]
No person, firm or corporation shall raise, keep, harbor or
slaughter any fowl, including but not limited to chickens, ducks,
geese, pigeons or turkeys within the City.
A.
Exceptions.
B.
License required.
(1)
An annual license to keep hens in the City of Englewood is required.
License renewal will be granted if the Department of Health receives
no complaints regarding the permit holder's keeping of chickens.
The permit will be presumptively renewed upon payment of the applicable
permit fee, and the licensee may continue to keep chickens under the
terms and conditions of the initial permit. The Department of Health
may revoke the permit at any time if the licensee does not comply
with the terms of the permit.
(2)
The Health Officer of the City of Englewood shall act upon such application
based upon the standards set forth in this section within 30 days
of the date of application. The applicant shall have the right to
appeal an adverse action to the Board of Health. The appeal shall
be filed with the Board of Health within 10 days of the adverse action
and shall be in a form prescribed by the Board of Health.
C.
Regulations.
(1)
All hens shall be confined in coops, and outdoor enclosures containing
hens shall be located outside of, and completely apart from, any building
used wholly or in part for dwelling purposes, or as a food or eating
establishment, or in which people congregate. Coops and outdoor enclosures
containing hens shall be kept no less than 25 feet from the door or
window of any dwelling or occupied structure, other than the owner's
dwelling, unless the written consent of the owner(s) of the property
affected by such set back has been obtained.
(2)
The coop and outdoor enclosure shall be kept in a clean and sanitary
condition.
(3)
All chicken feed, when not in use, shall be stored in a metal or
plastic container fitted with a cover. Chicken feed shall be dispensed
from a suitable feeding trough, or similar container, and not scattered
about the coop or outdoor enclosure.
D.
Applicability of this title. The provisions of this article shall
not apply to the keeping of live chickens for sale or for the preparation
for sale.
