Ordinance Committee

ORDINANCE COMMITTEE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

A Public Hearing on the following proposed Ordinances will be held before the Ordinance Committee on Thursday, August 14, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. City Council Chambers, 869 Park Avenue, Cranston, R.I. pursuant to Section 3.12 of the Charter.

Complete copies of all proposed Ordinances are available for public review at the City Clerk’s Office, and the Cranston Central Library and the City website cranstonri.com under calendar by clicking on the meeting date.

“Individuals requesting interpreter services for the dear or hard of hearing must notify the City Clerk’s Office at 461-1000 ext. 3197 seventy-two (72) hours in advance of the hearing date.”

Paul H. Archetto, Chair Maria Medeiros Wall, JD

Ordinance Committee City Clerk

PROPOSED ORDINANCE 7-14-02 IN AMENDMENT OF TITLE 6, OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CRANSTON,2005, ENTITLED “ANIMALS” (Roosters)

It is ordained by the City Council of the City of Cranston as follows:

Section 1. Chapter 26 entitled “Animals” is hereby amended to read as follows:

6.04.030 Keeping animals in certain districts prohibited.

A. No person shall keep any horse or rooster within any closely built-up residential area unless he or she shall have available, either through ownership or lease, at least twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of pasture area.

B. The provisions of this section shall be enforced by the dog officer or any police officer of the city.

C. Every person violating this section shall be fined fifty dollars ($50.00).

Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect upon its final adoption.

Sponsored by: Councilman Botts

8/7/14