Chicken Coop License Application

A maximum of six (6) hens shall be kept on a property that is zoned and occupied for single-family residential use only.
The keeping of roosters and the slaughter of any chicken is prohibited.
Hens shall be inside an enclosed, approved chicken coop with an adjacent covered outside fence area. The outside area shall be no larger than 32 square feet in area.
The enclosure and adjacent occupied fence area shall be set back thirty (30) feet from any adjacent residential structure and not less than a twenty feet property line.
All enclosures shall be constructed and maintained in a manner to be free of rodent infestation.
A building permit is required for all chicken coops.
The permit fee is $25.
Electrical services must be inspected by the Winnebago County Building Department. No extension cords allowed.
Hens shall be kept in the enclosure and let out only with supervision in a fenced yard.
All areas where hens are kept shall be maintained neat and clean and free of undue accumulation of waste such as to cause odors detectable on adjacent property.
The owner shall not allow chickens to produce noise loud enough to disturb the peace of neighbors.
The owner shall allow inspections from the Village of Roscoe Code Enforcement and Zoning Department.

Applicant's Name*
First Last
Phone*
Email*
Owner's Address
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
I am also the property owner:
(If the applicant is not the owner, an owner disclosure statement is required)
- Yes
- No
PROPERTY INFORMATION
Parcel ID Number
Current Zoning
Current Land Use
Lot Dimensions
Existing Structures:
(Total square feet)
I have completed the Illinois Department of Agriculture Livestock Registration.
- Yes
- No
Registration Number
I certify that my property is not subject to restrictive Covenants that prohibit the keeping of chickens or having a chicken coop on my property.
Subdivision Name
Date
COOP CHECKLIST (No Roosters Allowed)
Dimension of Coop
Dimensions of Run
Number of hens
(No more than 6 at any one time)
Zoning Permit Application Site Plan Review Fee: $25
Attachments:
Site Plan must include the following: a drawing that should be to scale, lot dimensions, location of existing structures on site, proposed coop and run location w/setback distances from the lot lines, distance from the coop and run to adjacent homes.

Coop Plan with Dimension should include the following: a floor plan of the coop with dimensions indicating the location of the opening (such as windows and doors), the location and dimensions of the run, the height of the coop and run, a photo of the chicken coop.
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