HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 4511 - Ordinance Regulating Chickens
ORDINANCE NO. ____
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TITLE OF SECTION 3-4-
1, AMENDING SUBSECTION (b) OF SECTION 3-4-1, AND
AMENDING SECTION 3-4-3 OF CHAPTER 3-4 OF TITLE 3
OF THE ROCHESTER CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING
TO THE REGULATION OF CHICKENS.
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER ORDAINS:
Section 1. The Title of Section 3-4-1 of Chapter 3-4 of the Rochester Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 3-4-1. Limitation on number allowed to keep.
Section 2. Subsection (b) of Section of 3-4-1 of Chapter 3-4 of the Rochester Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
(b): A permit may be issued by the common council for the keeping or harboring of
up to 12 hen chickens if the applicant is involved in educational or instructional activity,
and the need for the greater number of chickens is directly related to the educational or
instructional activity.
Section 3. Section of 3-4-3 of Chapter 3-4 of the Rochester Code is hereby amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 3-4-3. Permit.
No person shall maintain a chicken coop and run unless they have been granted
a permit by the citycommon council. The permit shall be subject to all terms and conditions
of this chapter and any additional conditions deemed necessary by the citycouncil to
protect the public health, safety and welfare. The necessary permit applications are
available online and in the city clerk's office. Included with the completed application must
be a scaled diagram that indicates the location of any chicken coop and run, and the
approximate size and distance from adjoining structures and property lines. A permit for
the keeping of chickens may be revoked or suspended by the council for any violation of
this chapter following written notice and a public hearing. The fee for a permit shall be
established as part of the fee schedule adopted by the common council. Issued permits
will be valid until December 31 of the following year.
Section 4. This ordinance shall become effective from and after its publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________, 2024.
___________________________________
PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2024.
___________________________________
MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
Ord20/Chapt.3-4.Chickens.docx