CITY OF HOWELL

APPLICATION FOR
KEEPING OF CHICKENS

Date: Name:

Property Address: City: State: Zip:

Name: Phone:

Address:City: State: Zip:

Homeowner’s Signature:

Zoning R-1R-2R-MB-1B-2CBD

O-1HL-1HL-2PUDMXDI-1 or I-2

Lot Size: Lot Dimensions: Width: Length:

Corner lot? Yes No

Number of chickens (maximum of 6):

Chicken Enclosure:

Dimensions:

Proposed setback from property lines:

Side: Rear:

Proposed setback from adjacent residential structures:

Please attach a survey of the property with a sketch indicating the location, size and setback of the proposed chicken enclosure)

Applicant Name:

Permit address (where chickens will be housed):

Instructions to Applicant:

No permit shall be issued to a person, by the City, and no chickens shall be allowed to be kept unless the owners of all adjacent properties consent in writing to the permit. For purposes of this permit, adjacent property means all parcels of property that the applicant’s property comes into contact with at one or more points. Please attach a drawing of the property, including the distances to neighboring structures and the proposed location of all enclosures that will be used to keep backyard chickens.

Please list all adjacent properties and obtain consent signatures.

Instructions to Adjacent Property Owners:

  1. Your neighbor is applying for a permit to keep backyard chickens. A maximum of six chickens may be kept under this permit. If you are an adjacent property owner, your consent to this permit is required for issuance. Do not sign this form if you are NOT giving consent to the issuance of a permit.
  2. The City Council has imposed the following conditions on the keeping of backyard chickens:
  3. No more than six hens per parcel
  4. No keeping of roosters
  5. No slaughter of any chickens
  6. Chickens shall not be kept in any location on the property other than the backyard as defined by the City of Howell Zoning Ordinance.
  7. Chickens shall be provided with a covered enclosure and must be kept in the covered enclosure or in a fenced enclosure at all times. Fenced enclosures are subject to the requirements of Section 5.11 of the City of Howell Zoning Ordinance.
  8. Chickens shall be provided with a secure, well-ventilated, roofed and lockable enclosure. The floors and walls of the structure shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition.
  9. No covered enclosure or fenced enclosure shall be located closer than ten (10) feet to any property line.
  10. No covered enclosure or fenced enclosure shall be located closer than forty (40) feet from any residential structure on an adjacent property.
  11. All enclosures for the keeping of chickens shall be so constructed as to prevent rats, mice, or other rodents from being harbored underneath, within, or within the walls of the enclosure.
  12. Chicken feed must be stored within a tightly lidded container in a shed, garage, or similar storage area.
  13. Waste materials (feed, manure, litter) shall be disposed of in a sanitary manner (which may include bagging or composting) and not piled on the property.

By signing this form, you are providing written consent for the issuance of the permit.

Street Address / Name / Owner or Occupant? / Signature / Date