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COUNTY OF HAWAI`I f•_ =-'' 01•1 STATE OF HAWAII <br /> BILL NO. 52 <br /> ORDINANCE NO. <br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25,ARTICLES 1, 4,AND 5, OF THE <br /> HAWAI`I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION,AS AMENDED), RELATING TO <br /> HENNERIES. <br /> BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I: <br /> SECTION 1. Chapter 25, article 1, section 25-1-5, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 <br /> (2016 Edition, as amended) is amended by adding a definition in subsection(b)to be <br /> appropriately inserted and to read as follows: <br /> 'Household hennery"means a parcel or lot where female chickens,turkeys, ducks, <br /> geese, or other poultry are kept,raised, and maintained for the non-commercial <br /> production and consumption of eggs." <br /> SECTION 2. Chapter 25, article 4, division 1, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016 <br /> Edition, as amended) is amended by adding a section to be appropriately inserted and to read as <br /> follows: <br /> "Section 25-4-17. Household henneries. <br /> Household henneries are permitted in the RS, RD, RM, and RCX districts, subject <br /> to the following regulations: <br /> (1) Hens must be confined to a coop, cage,hutch, hen house, fenced area, or other <br /> enclosure: <br /> (A) No closer than twenty feet from any residential district other than RA; <br /> and <br /> (B) Complying with the yard requirements of the zoning district; <br /> (2) The number of hens may not exceed: <br /> (A) Two hens for the first three thousand square feet of the building site <br /> area; and <br /> (B) One more hen for each one thousand square feet of area greater than <br /> three thousand square feet; <br /> (3) Roosters may not be kept on a household hennery; and <br /> (4) The sale of hens or eggs from a household hennery is prohibited." <br /> I <br />