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Recommendation — Coop and run area Staff recommends requiring chicken coop and runs to only be permitted in the rear yard. Additionally, to reduce impacts of animals and rodents, staff recommends the following: • The coop and run shall meet all building and zoning codes. This includes permits for coops and runs exceeding 200 square feet. • The entire coop and run areas will need to be in a complete enclosure. This will include a protective overhead netting to protect from other animals for runs and fenced in areas. • The coop and run area will need to maintain sanitary conditions. Due to the mixed results of the survey, the following recommendations are put in place to ensure chicken coops and runs do not encompass the entire rear yard, along with establishing an atheistic standard. The chicken coop size will be no larger than 10 square feet per chicken with a maximum height of six feet. Since the maximum height fence for residential properties without a permit is six feet, the maximum height of the coop should be six feet to ensure it does not exceed the fence height. Coops must be elevated a minimum of 12 inches and maximum of 24 inches above grade to provide adequate circulation. The floor of the coop must be constructed of rodent resistant material. The run size will be no larger than 20 square feet per chicken. The run is to be constructed of wood and wire material to completely enclose the facility. Additional Requirements City Code Research Minnesota City Additional Restrictions Anoka ■ No Roosters ■ No Roosters ■ Principal building required on property Burnsville ■ Grains and feed stored in rodent -proof containers ■ Cannot run at large Not allowed in home and /or garage ■ No roosters Hastings ■ Food containers and feeders must not be accessible to rodents and wild birds Jordan ■ No Roosters Otsego ■ No Roosters, Male Peacocks or Water Fowl Ramsey ■ No Roosters ■ No roosters Rochester ■ Feed and manure must keep rodent and raccoon proof containers and not placed in yard compost piles ■ Principal building required on property Shakopee ' Grains and feed stored in rodent -proof containers ■ Cannot run at large ■ Not allowed in home and /or garage ■ No roosters (lot size less than 2 acres) ■ No slaughtering Shoreview ' Cannot run at large ■ Food materials stored outside must be in closed containers with lids ■ Not raised or kept for fighting ■ No cockfighting N: \Departments \Community Development \Planning \Case Files \OA \OA 17 -03 Chickens \4Planning Commission \OA 17 -03 sr PC 03- 28- 17.docx