Okaloosa County BOCC — August 19, 2014 — reading text

permit shall be issued, the city manager or his designee shall consider the nature of the request, the potential benefit to the city or the general public which may result if the special permit is granted, and any adverse effects which neighboring properties may experience if the special permit is granted. Packet Pg. 389 Escambia County Chicken Regulations I. Possession of Live Chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) Accessory to Single Family Residential Dwellings. The ownership, possession, and raising of live chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) is a permitted accessory use for all single-family residential dwelling primary uses. Notwithstanding any prohibition of farm animals or minimum lot area established for farm animals, the raising of chickens is allowed in all zoning districts where single-family residential dwellings are permitted primary uses, except those zoning districts specifically designated for Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key, provided the following standards must be met: 1. The owner or occupant of a lot that is ¼ acre or less in size may not possess more than eight (8) chickens. 2. Roosters are only permitted if kept no less than one-hundred (100) yards from any inhabited residential dwelling other than the dwelling of the owner thereof or the person keeping the same. 3. Between sunrise and sunset, chickens may roam freely in the fenced rear yard of a single lot. During all other times, chickens must be kept in secure coops, pens or enclosures that prevent access from predators. 4. All pens, coops, or enclosures must be a minimum of 10 feet from rear and side property line of a single lot and 20 feet from any residential dwelling located on an adjacent lot. 5. Chickens may not be kept for commercial purposes unless otherwise allowed by zoning. Packet Pg. 390 Santa Rosa County (g) Animal nuisances prohibited. For purposes of this section, the term "animal" shall also include fowl, except in agriculturally zoned districts. Any animal or animals that habitually or continuously bark, howl, make noise, or otherwise disturb the peace and quiet of the inhabitants of Santa Rosa County or are kept or maintained in such a manner or in such numbers as to disturb by noxious or offensive odors or otherwise endanger the health and welfare of the inhabitants of Santa Rosa County are declared to be an animal nuisance. Furthermore, animals who damage private property or shall be deemed to create a nuisance. Any person who keeps, harbors, or maintains an animal nuisance as defined above shall be guilty of a civil infraction and punishable as provided in section 4-44 of this article. Packet Pg. 391 City of Pensacola Sec. 4-2-2. Running at large declared unlawful. It shall be unlawful for the owner or custodian of any horse, mule, cow, goat, sheep, hog, cattle or any other such animal or chicken, bird or fowl to permit it to run at large anywhere within the corporate limits of the city. Sec. 4-2-3. Poultry or fowl generally. It shall be unlawful to keep roosters within the corporate limits of the city or to keep more than eight (8) poultry or other fowl at a single residence. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any live poultry such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese or guinea fowl within the corporate limits of the city without the provision of coops, pens or enclosures so constructed and maintained as to prevent access by predators. Free ranging of poultry or fowl is allowed as long as they are prevented from going upon the streets, parks or public places or upon the premises of others than the owner or custodian of the poultry or fowl. Sec. 4-2-4. Same—Required distance of enclosures from certain buildings and public parks. It shall be unlawful to keep, harbor or confine ducks, geese, chickens, guineas, peacocks or other fowl in any pen, coop or enclosure in the city, any part of which is within thirty (30) feet of an adjacent dwelling, church, hospital, school, public building or public park. Sec. 4-2-5. Same—Keeping for sale. All live poultry, such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese or guinea fowl, which are kept for purposes of sale within the corporate limits of the city, shall be placed and kept in coops or pens which shall be erected so that the bottom of the coops or pens shall be at least eighteen (18) inches from the ground. The floors of the coops or pens shall be so constructed so as to permit the droppings from the poultry to fall into a removable box placed underneath the coops or pens. Each of the coops or pens shall be equipped with a water trough and feed box attached to the outside of the coops or pens in such manner at to prevent contamination of same. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep live poultry within the city for the purposes of sale or breeding, except in compliance with zoning regulations. Packet Pg. 392 Pinellas County Sec. 138-1348. Chickens. (a) General conditions for the keeping of chickens in the R-1 through R-6 zoning districts. (1) For the purposes of this section of the Code, the term "chicken" refers to female chickens only (i.e., hens). (2) Up to four chickens may be kept within an occupied single-family property located in the R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, and R-6 zoning districts. Chickens may be kept within manufactured home subdivisions, but not on duplex, triplex or multifamily properties, or within mobile home/manufactured home parks. (3) Chickens must be kept within the coop or enclosure at all times. (4) Ducks, geese, turkeys, peafowl, male chickens/roosters, or any other poultry or fowl are not allowed under the provisions of this section of the Code. (5) Chickens shall be kept for personal use only. Selling chickens, eggs, or chicken manure, or the breeding of chickens for commercial purposes is prohibited. (6) Chickens shall not be slaughtered on premises. (7) The coop and enclosure must be screened from the neighbor's view, using an opaque fence and/or a landscape screen. (b) Location and requirements for chicken coops and enclosures in the R-1 through R-6 zoning districts. (1) Any chicken coop and fenced enclosure must be located in the rear yard. No coop or enclosure shall be allowed in any front or side yard. (Corner lots shall be excluded from the side setback restriction). (2) The coop and enclosure must be a minimum of ten feet from the rear and side property line. (3) If the coop structure exceeds 100 square feet in size (ten-foot by ten-foot), a building permit is required under the Florida Building Code. (4) The coop shall be covered and ventilated, and a fenced enclosure/run is required. The coop and enclosure must be completely secured from predators, including all openings, ventilation holes, doors and gates (fencing or roofing is required over the enclosure in addition to the coop, in order to protect the chickens from predators). (5) All stored feed must be kept in a rodent and predator-proof container. (6) The coop shall provide a minimum of three square feet per chicken and be of sufficient size to permit free movement of the chickens. The coop may not be taller than six feet, measured from the natural grade, and must be easily accessible for cleaning and maintenance. (c) Health, sanitation and nuisance as applied to the keeping of chickens in the R-1 through R-6 zoning districts. Packet Pg. 393  (1) Chickens shall be kept within a coop and enclosure. No person shall release or set any chicken free from such coop or enclosure. (2) Chicken coops and enclosures shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition at all times. Chickens shall not be permitted to create a nuisance consisting of odor, noise or pests, or contribute to any other nuisance condition. (d) Enforcement. (1) Enforcement regarding the keeping of chickens within any zoning district is addressed within section 138-54 of this Code. (2) In a public health emergency declared by the Director of the Pinellas County Health Department, including but not limited to an outbreak of Avian Flu or West Nile virus, the county may require immediate corrective action in accordance with applicable public health regulations and procedures. (3) No person convicted as a repeat violator of subsections 138-1348(a) through (d) of this Code may be permitted to, or continue to, keep chickens on their premises. Repeat violators are as defined in section 138-1 of this Code. Packet Pg. 394 Manatee County Sec. 2-4-28. Chickens on residential property. (a) Definitions. (1) As used in this section, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, unless otherwise specifically provided: a. Chicken shall mean a female member of Gallus domesticus or a hen. Chicken shall not include the following: 1. Any male chicken or rooster; or 2. Any duck, goose, turkey, peafowl, or other poultry or fowl. b. Enclosure shall mean a movable structure with a covered roof and sides, also known as a chicken coop or poultry house. c. Fenced area shall mean an area on the ground surrounded on all sides by a secure fence and covered on the top by a secure fence or roof. d. Front yard shall have the same meaning as set forth in Section 201 of the Manatee County Land Development Code for the term "yard, front". e. Nuisance shall mean any condition consisting of odor or noise. f. Occupied shall mean residential occupancy by the owner of the real property or by a tenant or lessee. g. Pest shall include but shall not be limited to any rodent, snake, or other vermin. h. Rear yard shall have the same meaning as set forth in Section 201 of the Manatee County Land Development Code for the term "yard, rear". i. Residential property shall mean a parcel of real property that contains an occupied single-family detached dwelling located in a zoning district designated as Residential Single Family (RSF) or Planned Development Residential (PDR) under the Manatee County Land Development Code. j. Side yard shall have the same meaning as set forth in Section 201 of the Manatee County Land Development Code for the term "yard, side". k. Yard shall have the same meaning as set forth in Section 201 of the Manatee County Land Development Code. (2) In addition to the definitions in paragraph (a)(1) above, all applicable definitions set