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INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Wagner DATE: June 26, 2006 BILL NO.: 8890 ORDINANCE NO.: 6652 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6.04 OF THE UNIVERSITY CITY MUNICIP AL CODE, RELATING TO ANIMALS GENERALLY, BY REPEALING SECTION 6.04.025 THEREOF, RELATING TO CHICKENS-PERMIT REQUIRED, AND ENACTING IN LIEU THEREOF A NEW SECTION TO BE KNOWN AS "SECTION 6.04.025 CHICKENS - PERMIT REQUIRED", THEREBY AMENDING SAID SECTION SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE ISSUANCE OF ANY NEW PERMIT FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR, PROHIBIT THE SALE OF CHICKENS OR EGGS, REQUIRE QUARTERLY INSPECTIONS OF PREMISES WHERE A CHICKEN IS KEPT, AND SPECIFY A MINIMUM FINE FOR KEEPING A CHICKEN WITHOUT A PERMIT; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 6.04 of the University City Municipal Code, relating to animals generally, is hereby amended by repealing Section 6.04.025 thereof, relating to chickens- permit required, and enacting therein a new section to be known as "Section 6.04.025 Chickens- Permit Required," so that said section, as so amended, shall read as follows: 6.04.025 Chickens - Permit Required. A. Unlawful. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, maintain or allow to remain upon any lot, tract or parcel of ground within the City a chicken, unless a permit to do so is issued as provided in this section or is allowed under Section 6.04.020. Any person violating any of the provisions of this subsection shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined a sum not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) per chicken that is in violation thereof. B. Permits. The Director of Public Works is authorized to administer chicken permits, and to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to interpret and implement the provisions of this section to secure the intent thereof and to promote the public health, safety and general welfare. An application for a chicken permit shall be submitted to the Director of Public Works, accompanied by a non-refundable application fee in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00) payable to the City. No permit shall be issued for more than seven (7) hen chickens on any platted lot or group of contiguous lots, parcels, or tracts of land, and no permit shall be issued for a rooster. A permit shall expire one (1) year after issuance. No more than five (5) permits shall be in effect in the City at anyone time. No new permit shall be issued during a one-year period, which shall commence upon the passage of this ordinance. C. Confinement. A chicken shall at all times be safely and securely confined in a coop or other enclosure at least sixteen (16) but not more than thirty-two (32) square feet. The coop or other enclosure shall provide sufficient rain shelter and at least two (2) linear feet of roosting space per chicken, and shall be located in the rear yard and at least ten (10) feet from the property line. A diagram that indicates the location of the coop or other enclosure, its size and distance from the property lines and other structures on the property, shall be included with the