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RecommendationCoop and run area <br />Staff recommends requiring chicken coop and runs to only be permitted in the rear yard. Additionally, to <br />reduce impacts of animals and rodents, staff recommends the following: <br /> <br />The coop and run shall meet all building and zoning codes. This includes permits for coops and <br />runs exceeding 200 square feet. <br /> <br />The entire coop and run areas will need to be in a complete encl <br />protective overhead netting to protect from other animals for ru <br /> <br />The coop and run area will need to maintain sanitary conditions. <br />Due to the mixed results of the survey, the following recommendas are put in place to ensure chicken <br />coops and runs do not encompass the entire rear yard, along with establishing an atheistic standard. The <br />chicken coop size will be no larger than 10 square feet per chicken with a maximum height of six feet <br />Since the maximum height fence for residential properties withou <br />height of the coop should be six feet to ensure it does not exceed the fence height. Coops must be <br />elevated a minimum of 12 inches and maximum of 24 inches above grade to provide adequate circulation. <br />The floor of the coop must be constructed of rodent resistant material. The run size will be no larger than <br />20 square feet per chicken. The run is to be constructed of wood and wire material to completely encl <br />the facility. <br />Additional Requirements <br />City Code Research <br />Minnesota City Additional Restrictions <br /> <br />Anoka <br />No Roosters <br /> <br />No Roosters <br /> <br />Principal building required on property <br /> <br />Burnsville <br />Grains and feed stored in rodent-proof containers <br /> <br />Cannot run at large <br />Not allowed in home and/or garage <br /> <br />No roosters <br /> <br />Hastings <br />Food containers and feeders must not be accessible to rodents an <br />wild birds <br /> <br />Jordan <br />No Roosters <br /> <br />Otsego <br />No Roosters, Male Peacocks or Water Fowl <br /> <br />Ramsey <br />No Roosters <br /> <br />No roosters <br /> <br />Rochester <br />Feed and manure must keep rodent and raccoon proof containers an <br />not placed in yard compost piles <br /> <br />Principal building required on property <br /> <br />Grains and feed stored in rodent-proof containers <br />Shakopee <br /> <br />Cannot run at large <br /> <br />Not allowed in home and/or garage <br /> <br />No roosters (lot size less than 2 acres) <br /> <br />No slaughtering <br /> <br />Cannot run at large <br />Shoreview <br /> <br />Food materials stored outside must be in closed containers with lids <br /> <br />Not raised or kept for fighting <br /> <br />No cockfighting <br /> <br />N:\Departments\Community Development\Planning\Case Files\OA\OA 17-03 Chickens\4-Planning Commission\OA 17-03 sr PC 03-28-17.docx <br />