City of Ann Arbor - File #: 20-0579

• File #: 20-0579
• Version: 1
• Name: 5/4/20 Ordinance Amendment Chapter 107 (Animals)
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/4/2020
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 5/18/2020
• Final action: 5/18/2020
• Enactment date: 5/4/2020
• Enactment #: ORD-20-17
• Title: An Ordinance to Amend Section 9:42 of Chapter 107 (Animals) of the Code of the City of Ann Arbor (Ordinance No. ORD-20-17)
• Sponsors: Elizabeth Nelson, Jeff Hayner, Jack Eaton, Anne Bannister

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/18/2020	1	City Council	Held and Closed
5/18/2020	1	City Council	Adopted on Second Reading	Pass
5/4/2020	1	City Council	Approved on First Reading	Pass

Title
An Ordinance to Amend Section 9:42 of Chapter 107 (Animals) of the Code of the City of Ann Arbor (Ordinance No. ORD-20-17)
Memorandum
The attached ordinance amendment amends the current chicken ordinance, removing the procedural step of neighbor notification.
Staff
Prepared by: Kristen D. Larcom, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Approved by: Tom Crawford, Interim City Administrator
Body
ORDINANCE NO. ORD-20-17

First Reading: May 4, 2020 Approved: May 18, 2020
Public Hearing: May 18, 2020 Published: May 21, 2020
Effective: May 31, 2020

ANIMALS

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 9:42 OF CHAPTER 107 (ANIMALS) OF TITLE IX OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ANN ARBOR.

The City of Ann Arbor Ordains:

Section 1. That Section 9:42 of Chapter 107 of Title Ix of the Code of the City of Ann Arbor be amended to read as follows:

9:42. - Keeping of chickens or ducks.
(1) Any Person who keeps chickens or ducks in the City shall obtain a 6-bird permit from the City prior to acquiring the chickens or ducks. Written statements waiving the distance requirement in subsection (3) below are required for 6-bird permits and shall be submitted at the time of application and become a part of the permit if issued. Application shall be made to the City Clerk and the fee for the permit shall be as determined by Council resolution.
Six-bird permits expire and become invalid 5 years after the date of issuance. A Person who wishes to continue keeping birds shall have obtained a new permit on or before the expiration date of the previous permit. Application for a new permit shall be pursuant to the procedures and requirements that are applicable at the time the Person applies for a new permit.
Only as used in this section, the term "bird" means only chickens or ducks or a combination of both.
(2) Notwithstanding the issuance of a permit by the City, private restrictions on the use of property shall remain enforceable and take precedence over a permit. Private res...