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ORDINANCE 2015-337-E
AN
ORDINANCE
AMENDING
CHAPTER
PERMITTING
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EXEMPTION
FOR
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PROVIDING
OPT-IN
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NEIGHBORHOODS;
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NON-EXEMPT
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EFFECTIVE DATE.
BACKYARD
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HENS
IN
IDENTIFIED
CERTAIN
NEIGHBORHOODS;
PROCESS
PROVIDING
(ZONING
FOR
OPT-OUT
NEIGHBORHOODS;
EXEMPT
PROCESS
FOR
PROVIDING
AN
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food
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sources,
WHEREAS,
only
concept
currently
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chickens
in
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Residential-Acre
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environment; and
its
that
the
low
Zoning
is
Zoning
congruent
Code
density/rural
Districts,
but
allows
with
the
Agricultural
not
in
the
Citys
keeping
and
the
of
Rural
urban
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good pets, and findings indicate that five (5) are sufficient to
areas that are not allowed to keep chickens have indicated a desire
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the
City
enacted
two-year
pilot
program
under
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WHEREAS,
the
Municipal
Code
Compliance
Division,
in
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WHEREAS,
the
findings
and
recommendations
of
the
Citys
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Planning Commission and its City Council have been considered; now
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therefore
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Section
1.
Purpose
and
Intent.
The
purpose
of
this
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residential
zoning
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permitted.
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provide for the health and safety of the chickens. Nothing herein
districts
in
which
they
are
currently
not
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Section 2.
Section
districts),
656.422
(Backyard
Subpart
hens
in
certain
(Miscellaneous
CHAPTER 656
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ZONING CODE
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PART 4.
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residential
Regulations),
zoning
Part
SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS
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Sec.
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districts.
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656.422.
(a)
For
Chickens
the
of
this
in
section,
chicken
(Gallus
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Code,
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(b)
permit
is
to
the
required
chicken.
zoning
subject
female
certain
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and
permit
domesticus)
permit
to
by
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by
only
allowed
purpose
refers
Chickens,
performance
to
ensure
standards
compliance
also
and
with
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have
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keeping
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backyard
hens
seminar
must
from
the
evidence
Duval
the
completion
County
of
Agricultural
A one-time
chicken
Extension
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and payment of the $25 permit fee, the Planning and Development
the
application with fee, along with proof that applicant has completed
the
Extension Office.
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chicken
keeping
chicken
(c)
seminar,
keeping
Up
to
residential lot.
seminar
five
(5)
applicant
at
the
chickens
shall
Duval
may
be
submit
County
the
permit
Agricultural
permitted
on
each
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square
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feet
over
(1).
one
(1)
acre.
The
aforementioned
land
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defined
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as
covered
house,
structure
or
room
that
will
Any
chicken
coop
and
fenced
enclosure
shall
be
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side yard (corner lots and through lots shall be excluded from
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(4). If the coop exceeds 100 square feet in size (10 foot
shall
openings,
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be
completely
ventilation
secured
holes,
from
doors
predators,
and
gates
including
(fencing
or
coop).
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movement of the chickens. The coop may not be taller than six
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(6) feet measured from the natural grade, and must be easily
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(7).
All
stored
feed
shall
be
kept
in
rodent
and
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home
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communities.
subdivisions
but
are
not
allowed
within
mobile
home/
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(10).
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(12). Chickens
shall
not
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be
permitted
to
The
trespass on
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(14). All
chicken
coops
or enclosures
Chickens shall
shall
meet
the
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(d)
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not be taken to Animal Care and Protective Services, nor shall they
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locations, such as Standard Feed that will accept and place any and
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chickens.
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(f)
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compliance
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(g)
with
the
regulations,
performance
standards
and
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(h)
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Section 3.
The provisions
on July 1, 2015.
Section 4.
Existing
Pilot
Program
Permits
Valid.
or
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Section 5.
Providing
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identified.
Providing
residential
Identified
Neighborhoods.
Section 6.
single-family
for
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The
Exemption
Opt-in
Process
neighborhoods
for
Exempt
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Neighborhoods.
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above
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association
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as
exempt,
board,
there
the
shall
be
homeowners
process
association
to
opt-in
board
to
may,
the
by
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(50%) plus one of the property owners (only one property owner per
lot shall be counted in deriving the 50% plus one threshold) will
homeowners
form.
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the
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Upon
association
resolution
verification
neighborhood
Section
has
7.
and
and
will
Opt-out
the
directly
Process
form,
notify
for
or
the
Non-exempt
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one of the property owners (only one property owner per lot shall
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minimum
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homeowners
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association
resolution
or
in
the
neighborhood.
identified
of
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the
not
of
support
Neighborhoods.
exclude
neighborhoods
in
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to
For
action
completeness
opted-in
Providing
or
Alternatively,
action
in
the
exempt
Property
proof
support
of
of
the
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the
Planning
of
homeowners
and
this
association
Development
provision
the
Section 8.
opt-out
resolution
Department
boundaries
Planning
of
and
will
or
action,
certify
that
neighborhood
Development
the
the
shall
Department
be
to
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Administer Program and Provide Forms for Permitting and Opt-in and
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Opt-out.
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and opt-in and opt-out forms discussed above, with the assistance
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Department
the
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Community
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shall
coordinate
Services
Section 9.
with
Department
Parks,
oversees
Severability.
If
Recreation
the
any
Duval
section,
and
County
sentence,
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clause, phrase, or word of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held
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or
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intent
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declared
to
to
pass
Section 10.
be
unconstitutional,
this
Ordinance
inoperative
without
Effective Date.
This
such
or
void,
such
unconstitutional,
Ordinance
shall
become
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Form Approved:
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