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No significant fiscal impact is anticipated.
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Amending Sections 9.52, 28.08(2)(b)8.j., 28.08(9)(b)7.c., 28.08(11)(b)7.c., and 28.08(12)(b)2. of the Madison General Ordinances to change the notification requirements for keeping chickens and provide for revocation of a license.
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DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This amendment changes the notification required to keep chickens. The landlord and tenants of the property on which the chickens will be kept shall be notified by the applicant. Notification is not required for permit renewal. This amendment also authorizes the Zoning Administrator to revoke a permit for three (3) or more violations in any six (6) month period of any ordinance regulating the keeping of chickens.
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1. Section 9.52 entitled “Keeping of Chickens” is amended to read as follows:
“9.52 KEEPING OF CHICKENS.
Any person who keeps chickens in the City of Madison shall obtain an annual license prior to January 1 of each year, or within 30 days of acquiring the chickens. The license year commences on January 1 and ends on the following December 31.
Application shall be made to the City Treasurer and the fee for the license s...
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