Sponsor
Alderman Kaplan
Title
Ordinance 04-15 - Urban Chickens
An ordinance to repeal and recreate Sections of Chapter 10 - Animals of the Municipal Code of the City of Racine, Wisconsin.
The Common Council of the City of Racine, Wisconsin do ordain as follows:
Part 1: To amend Sec. 10.1.- Definitions of the Municipal Code of the City of Racine, Wisconsin, by inserting the following definitions in the proper alphabetical order.
“Backyard means a portion of a lot enclosed by the property’s rear lot line and the side lot lines to the points where the side lot lines intersect with an imaginary line established by the rear of the single family structure and that extends to the side lot lines.
Chicken means the common domestic fowl (Gallus domesticus) or its young. There are no restrictions on chicken species.
Chicken Pen means a wire enclosure attached to a hen house for the purpose of allowing female chickens to leave the hen house while remaining in an enclosed, predator-safe environment.
Chicken Tractor means a moveable hen house/chicken pen lacking a floor.
Hen means the female of the domestic fowl.
Hen House means a structure for the sheltering of hens. An existing shed or garage can be used for this purpose if it meets the standards contained in this subsection including the required distance from property lines and all applicable City of Racine Building Codes.
Nest Box means a box in a hen house in which domestic chickens lay eggs.
Principal Residence means the primary location that a person inhabits.
Rooster means the male of the domestic fowl.
Sanitary Manner means favorable to health and cleanliness with precautions against disease.”
Part 2: To repeal and recreate the definition of Livestock in Sec. 10.1. - Definitions of the Municipal Code of the City of Racine, Wisconsin, as follows:
“Livestock means horses, donkeys, mules, cattle, swine (except chickens and potbellied pigs as defined in this section), bison, alpacas, llamas, goats, sheep...
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