1970-30Bill No. 1970-30
AMENDMENT TO SECTION 10.05 OF THE
ORDINANCE CODE OF THE CITY OF
RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES ORDAIN:
Subdivision 2 of Section 10,05 of the ordinance code of the City of Rich-
field, Minnesota, relating to the keeping of foul or birds on residential
property is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Subd. 2, Limitation on Number. No more than three such fowl or birds shall
be kept or raised on any residential property in the city. This limitation shall
not apply to the keeping of pigeons pursuant to a license under the provisions of
this section."
Section 10.05 of the ordinance code of the City of Richfield is further
amended by adding, after Subdivision 4 :thereof, the following subdivision:
"Subd. 5. License Required for Keeping of Pigeons. No person shall keep
more than three pigeons on any premises in the city without first obtaining a
license as provided in this subdivision and no person shall keep or harbor pigeons
except in compliance with this subdivision.
(1) As used in this subdivision the term 'pigeon' includes any and all
varieties of pigeons. The term 'loft' includes any and all quarters in which
pigeons are housed.
(2) Application for a license to keep pigeons shall be made to the city
clerk and shall be accompanied by the specified license fee. The application shall
be investigated by the administrative staff of the city to determine compliance
with the ordinances of the city and shall then be referred to the city council which
may grant or deny the license. Licenses shall be issued on an annual basis.
~3) The application for license shall be accompanied by the written
approval of such application by the occupants of all privately-owned real es_t_a_te
abutting the premises for which the license is sought.
The license application shall include a plan showing the construction of the
pro osed or existing loft and its location on the property. The loft shall be
regarded as an accessory building and shall conform to the building and zoning regu-
lations of the city.
The loft shall conform in design with the principal building on the premises.
(4) The annual license fee is $5.00 per pigeon loft. The license year
shall be from April 1 to March 31 of the succeeding year.
(5) Not more than twenty-five pigeons shall be kept at any one time on
any licensed premises. At the time of issuing the license, however, the council
may issue a license for a lesser number. It is a violation of this ordinance to
keep more pigeons on licensed premises than the number authorized in the license.
(6) A11 premises on which pigeons are kept and maintained shall be kept
reasonably clean from filth, garbage and any substances which attract rodents, at
all times. The loft and its surroundings must be cleaned daily.
(7) The loft must be constructed and maintained so as to be fly-free and
rodent-proof.
(8) A11 pigeons shall be fed within the confines of the loft on the
premises on which the pigeons are housed. The pigeons shall be confined to the loft
except for short periods of exercise during which they may be permitted to fly out-
side the .oft.
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(9) All grains and food stored for the use of pigeons on any licensed
premises sha11 be kept in rodent-free containers.
(10) The loft sha11 be elevated a minimum of six inches and a maximum
of twelve inches above grade to insure freeway beneath the loft. The loft sha11
_rest upon concrete footings and piers, cement blocks or other suitable foundation
material. The^l~ft sha11 have a maximum height of nine feet.
(11) Pigeons shall not be kept in such a manner as to constitute a
nuisance to the occupants of adjacent property."
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota, this 23rd
day of November, 1970.
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` Mayor
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Attest:
Clerk
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SUN NEWSPAPERS
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
' RICHFIELD ,SUN
6601 W. 78th St.
State of Minnesota
County of Hennepin l
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Bloomington, Minnesota
R. P. WAIv1Jr',R, b::ing duly sworn, on oath sa-ys he is and during all times here stated
has been the secretary and printer of the newspaper known as The Richfield Sun
and has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows: (1) Said newspaper
is printed in the English language in newspaper format and in column and sheet form
equivalent in printed space to at least 900 square inches. (2) Said newspaper is a weekly and
is distributed at least once each week. (3) Said newspaper has 50% of its news columns devoted
to news of local interest to the community which it purports to serve and does not wholly
duplicate any other publication and is not made up entirely of patents, plate matter and
advertisements. (4) Sair1 newspaper is circulated in and near the municipality which it purports
to serve, has at least 500 copies regularly delivered to paying subscribers, has an average of
at least 75% of its total circulation currently paid or no more than three months in arrears
has entry as second-class matter in its local post•office. (5) Said newspaper purports to
ve the City of Richfield in the County of Hennepin and it has its known office of
ue in the City of Bloomington in said county, established and open during its regular business
s for the gathering of news, sale of advertisements and sale of subscriptions and main•
ed by the managing officer or persons in its employ and subject to his direction and con-
trol during all such regular business hours and devoted exclusively during such regular
business hours to the business of the newspaper and business related thereto. (8) 'Said news-
paper files a copy of each issue immediately with the State Historical Society. (7) Said news-
paper has complied with all the foregoing conditions for at least two years preceding the day
or dates of publication mentioned below. (8) Said newspaper has filed with the Secretary of
State of Minnesota prior to January 1. 1966 and each January 1 thereafter an affidavit in the
form prescribed by the Secretary of State and signed by the publisher of said newspaper and
sworn to before a notary public stating that the newspaper is a leltal newspaper.
He further states on oath that the printed B1]_Z nOa 1.970""
hereto attached as a part hereof was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed
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and published therein in the English language, once each week, for successive weeks;
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that it was first so published on the day of 19-
and was thereafter printed and published on
and including
- the day of 19 and that the following is a printed copy
he lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being
size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of said notice, to-wit:
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(Official Publicadoal
Bill No. 197030
LEGAL NOTICE
VT TO SECTIOPF •10.00 OF THE
E CODE« Q11•• T8& C1iS.Y, OF
CITY Off' RICkiF '
Suhdfvision `2`of -
nance code of the Ckp of. -
ta, relating to the keeping ~ ~ !'... n
residential property is hereby~~. , ; to
read as follows: -: ° ~,
Subd. ~. Limitation on Numbt~ -Nd:~more
than three such fowl or birds shalitbekepf,or
raised m any residential property W ,fife city.
This Bmitalbn shag not apply to ~;)teeping
of pigeon pnrwent to a Bcense tdder the
provfsiot)s at~.t-Is section."
Sectioel~IO:OS of dte ordinance code bf.~the
City of Richfield Is further amended by add-
ing, after Subdivision 4~.duereof,,lA'eftlllowing
subdivision: ~ ~ '
"Subd. 5. LicevaeRegnlreA Por Keeping of
Pigeons. No person shall keep more than
three pigeons-os •aoy premises. is the city
without first obtaining a IfceasC as provided
in thfs subdivision'and no per3o6 shall keep or
harbor pigeons ext¢pt in compliance with this
subdivision.
(11.As used~in thl's subdivision the term
`pigem' includes ~aoy and' all varieties of
pigeons. The term 'loft'. includes any sad all
quarters in'which pfgeons are housed.
(21 Application for a license b keep
pigeons shall be made to the city clerk and
shall be accompanied by the specified liceo se
fee. The application shall be investigated by
the administrative staff of the dry to de
mine compliance witb ;(he ord'
city and shall th
council ~tYhi
(3) . . ` stI .be
accomp` by ~ ~ ~ el of such
applica by rnpr~~" aB'grivately-
owned. reel es '~abutddg~ toe premfaes for
wtlicB the Bcens2 a lbught ~;
The Bcense Ppplfcadon'''shaH" include a
plan showing theconstroctioh ~ the proposed
or existing loft and its location on the prop-
erty. The loft-shall be regarded_as.m acces-
sory'building and sBall~tonform~to~ the bufld-
i andKOning re~latip,~s of the .city.
.The loft shag ,eonMrm in dg gtt with the
principal buifdniLQn;t~cPFa~
~l4)The,anwal~,t(t:ensp 1,: ^~~,~,S:OD per
pigeoo'tott`•Tbe Irc®s~ r ae;ll `be from
Apttl 1 to March 31 of~t¢e '~eceedlug.year.
(5) Not more tLSU~ ntf~Hve..pigeoos
shall,be kept at any bne. tlme on any pcensed
premises. At the dme~ of leaping .the Bcense,
however, the rouncil~may issce a Bcense for
a lesser Dumber. It is'a violation of thi's ordi.
nance to keep more pigeons onBceased prem-
ises than die Dumber authorized- in the
license.
I6) All premises on whitdi,Mpfgeons are
kept and maintained shall be,kePYi~sonably
dean.~from Blth, gattrage'amf+Qny; substances
which attract rodents, at aB times. The loft
and its surroundings must be cleanep daily.
(7) The loft musC be constructed and
maintained so as to bc~ flyfree and rodent-
proof.
~- IS1 All pigeons shall be led within the
confines of the loft on the premises on which
the pigeons are housed. The pigeons shall be
congaed to the loft except for short periods of
exercise during which they may 64 permitted
to fly outside the loft.
(9) All grains and food stored for the use
of pigeons on any licensed premises shall be
kept in rodent-free containers. `.
(101 The loft shall be elevated a mini-
mum of six inches and a maximum of twelve
inches above grade to insure freeway beneath
the loft. The loft shall rest upon concrete
footinggs and piers, cementtks or other
suftabk foundation mated a loft s6a11
have a _ ~eimupt height' ffi eet.
" 9,ShaB pe' tin such a
~m ea~su ce to the
of ' ac r ey
by Cft I '~he City of
Mi ~QE Novem-
be j~'
'~'W. OLSON
~ ~ (' '! ~ Mayor
R, .l
Att THOMXS J.,~ffSRAN ~ '
Clerk - ' '
(Nov. 25, 1970)-RN