Attachment A - Poultry Ordinance Amendment.pdf

P.C.C. § 8-7. Poultry and Rodents
P.C.C. § 8-10. Minimum area limitation; nuisance
P.C.C. § 8-7. Poultry and Rodents
a. Except as otherwise provided in this article, it is hereby declared to be a nuisance
and it shall be unlawful for any person to keep rodents or poultry within the City. No
poultry or rodents shall be kept in an enclosure within eighty TWENTY feet of any
residence within the City A NEIGHBORING PROPERTY LINE. Poultry may be kept
within eighty TWENTY feet of a residence A NEIGHBORING PROPERTY LINE if written
permission consenting to the keeping of poultry WITHIN less than eighty TWENTY feet
from a residence OF A NEIGHBORING PROPERTY LINE is first obtained from each
lawful occupant and each lawful owner of such residence ADJOINING LOT OR PARCEL
OF LAND AS DEFINED IN SECTION 8-1. Poultry shall not be kept in the front yard area
of any lot or parcel within the City. Poultry and rodents shall be kept in an enclosure so
constructed as to prevent such poultry and rodents from wandering upon property
belonging to others.
b. No more than twenty SIX head of poultry nor more than twenty-five head of rodents
nor more than twenty-five head comprising a combination of rodents and poultry shall be
kept upon the first one-half acre or less. MORE THAN SIX HEAD OF POULTRY MAY
BE KEPT ON A LOT THAT IS ON-HALF ACRE OR LESS IN SIZE IF WRITTEN
PERMISSION CONSENTING TO THE KEEPING OF MORE THAN SIX HEAD OF
POULTRY IS FIRST OBTAINED FROM EACH LAWFUL OCCUPANT AND EACH
LAWFUL OWNER OF ANY ADJOINING LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND AS DEFINED IN
SECTION 8-1. An additional one-half acre shall be required for each additional twenty
head of poultry or for each additional twenty-five head of rodents or for each additional
twenty-five head comprising a combination of poultry and rodents. For areas larger than
two and one-half acres the number of poultry or rodents shall not be limited.
c. No male poultry shall be kept within the City limits except such male poultry as are
incapable of making vocal noises which disturb the peace, comfort or health of any
person residing within the City.
d. All such enclosures shall be kept in such condition that no offensive, disagreeable or
noxious smell or odor shall arise therefrom to the injury, annoyance, or inconvenience of
any inhabitant of the neighborhood thereof. (Code 1962, § 8-8; Ord. No. G-1207, § 1;
Ord. No. G-1367, § 1)
E. A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A CLASS 1
MISDEMEANOR, HOWEVER, THE CITY PROSECUTOR MAY AUTHORIZE THE
FILING OF CERTAIN CASES OR CLASSES OF CASES AS CIVIL VIOLATIONS
UNLESS THE PERSON PREVIOUSLY HAS BEEN FOUND RESPONSIBLE OR
GUILTY OF VIOLATING THIS SECTION.
F. A PERSON FOUND RESPONSIBLE FOR A CIVIL VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION
IS SUBJECT TO A SANCTION OF NOT LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED FIFTY
DOLLARS AND NOT MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
G. ANY PARTY MAY APPEAL THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT TO THE
SUPERIOR COURT. APPEALS FROM CIVIL PROCEEDINGS SHALL BE IN
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PROPOSED REVISIONS

PROPOSED REVISIONS 
P.C.C. § 8-7. Poultry and Rodents
P.C.C. § 8-10. Minimum area limitation; nuisance
ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUPERIOR COURT RULES OF APPELLATE 
PROCEDURE—CIVIL. APPEALS FROM CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS SHALL 
BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUPERIOR COURT RULES OF APPELLATE 
PROCEDURE—CRIMINAL. EXECUTION OF ANY JUDGMENT SHALL BE 
STAYED PENDING APPEAL WHEN THE DEFENDANT POSTS AN APPEAL 
BOND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORDER OF THE TRIAL COURT, OR 
WHEN NO BOND IS FIXED AND A NOTICE OF APPEAL HAS BEEN FILED. 
(Code 1962, § 8-8; Ord. No. G-1207, § 1; Ord. No. G-1367, § 1) 
P.C.C. § 8-10. Minimum area limitation; nuisance
a. Except as otherwise provided in this section CHAPTER, it is hereby declared to be a
nuisance and it shall be unlawful for any person to keep any animal, as defined in
section 8-1 of this chapter, within the City on any lot or parcel of land consisting of less
than ten thousand square feet in area.
b. Poultry may be kept on a lot or parcel of land within the City consisting of an area
less than ten thousand square feet if written permission consenting to the keeping of
poultry on such lot or parcel is first obtained from all of the lawful occupants and the
lawful owners of adjoining lots or parcels of land, as defined in section 8-1, which are
located in the immediate vicinity of the property whereon the poultry is kept.
c. B. The provisions of subsections (a) and (b) above shall not apply to the keeping of:
1. Small household pets to include, but not be limited to, dogs and cats; or
2. Animals for commercial purposes where such use is established as a lawful
use under the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Phoenix. (Code 1962, § 8-10.1;
Ord. No. G-1367, § 1)