Urban Chickens - THE VOTE
TOWN OF WEST
WARWICK
TOWN COUNCIL
MEETING
DATE: TUESDAY, JULY 17,
2012
PLACE: TOWN COUNCIL
CHAMBER
1170 MAIN STREET, WEST
WARWICK, RI 02893
Tonight the West Warwick Town Council voted and passed ORDINANCE NO. 2012- 6,
It is now legal to raise chickens (hens) in West Warwick, RI if you abide by the following:
TOWN OF WEST WARWICK ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SEC. 4-24 ABATEMENT OF NUISANCE ANIMALS AND CONDITIONS, ADDING SEC. 4-24.1 KEEPING OF HENS AND AMENDING SEC. 4-34 KENNEL LICENCE OF THE WEST WARWICK CODE OF ORDINANCES.
WHEREAS: There has been shown an interest by the residents of the Town to raise hens for the personal consumption of home grown hens and the production for personal use of eggs from such hens, and
WHEREAS: The Town Council is desirous of enabling such endeavors but doing so in a manner that will be in the best interests of the Town and will have no adverse affect on the surrounding neighborhood, and
WHEREAS: The Town Council had been made aware of an error in the provisions for the issuing of kennel licenses and now desires to correct such error, Town Council
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED that the Town Council of the Town of West Warwick hereby that the West Warwick Code of Ordinance shall be amended as follows:
Sec. 4-24. Abatement of nuisance animals and conditions shall be amended,
Sec. 4-24.1. Keeping of hens and shall be added, and
Sec. 4-34. Kennel license shall be amended as follows:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SEC. 4-24 ABATEMENT OF NUISANCE ANIMALS AND CONDITIONS, ADDING SEC. 4-24.1 KEEPING OF HENS AND AMENDING SEC. 4-34 KENNEL LICENCE OF THE WEST WARWICK CODE OF ORDINANCES.
WHEREAS: There has been shown an interest by the residents of the Town to raise hens for the personal consumption of home grown hens and the production for personal use of eggs from such hens, and
WHEREAS: The Town Council is desirous of enabling such endeavors but doing so in a manner that will be in the best interests of the Town and will have no adverse affect on the surrounding neighborhood, and
WHEREAS: The Town Council had been made aware of an error in the provisions for the issuing of kennel licenses and now desires to correct such error, Town Council
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED that the Town Council of the Town of West Warwick hereby that the West Warwick Code of Ordinance shall be amended as follows:
Sec. 4-24. Abatement of nuisance animals and conditions shall be amended,
Sec. 4-24.1. Keeping of hens and shall be added, and
Sec. 4-34. Kennel license shall be amended as follows:
Sec. 4-24. Abatement of nuisance animals and conditions.
(b) In addition to those animals prohibited by Rhode Island General Law, the keeping of specific creatures is designated as a public nuisance: fowl, poultry except hens as hereinafter provided for in Sec. 4-24.1 hereof, rabbits, pigeons, poisonous snakes, pigs, minks and any similar species which carry or may carry and spread diseases or otherwise may be considered unsanitary or present a nuisance or hazard to the general public, except for the following:
(1) Pet stores that are in compliance with all applicable local ordinances
and state laws;
(2) Agricultural enterprises that are in
compliance with all applicable local ordinance and state laws;
(3) Research facilities that are in compliance with all applicable local
ordinance and state laws;
(4) Creatures kept by special permit approved by the town council, with
conditions as established by the town council;
(5) Rabbits and pigeons for personal enjoyment and/or use.
Sec.
4-24.1. Keeping of hens.
(a)
The keeping of hens shall be subject to the following restrictions and
regulations:
(1)
The keeping of hens shall be permitted in Residential Districts only and shall
be on a lot containing a dwelling in which dwelling the owner of the hens must
be a resident.
(2)
There shall be no more than 12 hens per lot.
(3)
The keeping of any roosters is prohibited.
(4)
All hens must be provided with both a hen house and a fenced outdoor enclosure
subject to the following conditions, restrictions and
regulations:
a.
The hen house must be covered, predator resistant and well
ventilated.
b.
The hen house must provide a minimum of two (2) square feet per
hen.
c.
The hen house must be kept clean, dry and sanitary at all
times.
d.
The hen house must be located on a permeable surface that prevents waste
run-off.
e.
The hen house must provide the hens with adequate protection from the elements
and inclement weather and provide for the hens good health and prevent any
unnecessary or unjustified suffering.
f.
The enclosure fence must adequately contain the hens and provide security from
intrusion by any predators or animals, wild or
domesticated.
g.
The fenced enclosure must be kept clean and sanitary at all
times.
h.
All manure must be composted in enclosed bins.
i.
No food shall be placed in the open for the feeding of the hens except in such
containers as will prevent the scattering of such food upon the
ground.
(b)
All hens shall be subject to the nuisance provisions of Sec. 4-24 of the West
Warwick Code of Ordinances and must be confined in the hen house between the
hours of 9:00 pm and 8:00 am.
Sec. 4-34. Kennel license.
(a) Required. No person shall operate a kennel as defined herein, without
first obtaining a license to operate said establishment by the state director of
environmental management, as provided in §4-19-6 of the Rhode Island General
Laws; and obtaining a license to operate said establishment as issues by the
town council.
(b) Kennel permitted. No license shall be issued by the town council,
director of environmental management to operate a kennel on premises other than
those designated by the zoning ordinances.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SEC. 4-24 ABATEMENT OF NUISANCE ANIMALS AND
CONDITIONS, ADDING SEC. 4-24.1 KEEPING OF HENS AND AMENDING SEC. 4-34
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