RULES FOR PET CONTROL AT FARNSWOOD

No animals, rabbits, livestock, fowl or poultry of any kind shall be raised, bred or kept in any unit or in the Common Elements, except that dogs, cats or other household pets may be kept in Units, subject to rules and regulations adopted by the Board, provided that they are not kept, bed, or maintained for any commercial purpose; and provided further that any such pet causing or creating a nuisance or unreasonable disturbance shall be permanently removed from the property upon three (3) days written notice from the Board.         

Article VII, item (h)

Declaration of Condominium Ownership

And of Easements, Restrictions, and Covenants for Farnswood

1.      The pet owner shall be responsible to properly remove his or her pet’s excrement from the Common Elements. Accumulation of excrement should not become noxious, offensive, or health hazards to other individuals of the community. Damage done to the common grounds or to individual yards (including pet owner’s) will be repaired at the expense of the pet owner.

  1. Owners shall have their pets leashed while on the Common Elements.
  2. Staking or chaining of animals to the Common Elements is prohibited unless by approval on an individual basis by the Board of Directors of Farnswood Association/or A.C.Committee.
  3. Any dog or cat residing in Farnswood shall be registered by its owner with Farnswood Association.
  4. No animal is to become a noise nuisance.
  5. Enforcement is as follows:
    1. Farnswood Association will confiscate all non-approved stakes or chains.
    2. All non-registered dogs and cats will be considered alien to Farnswood Area and will be removed under the designation of "strays" by the city of Aurora.
    3. Any voting member of Farnswood may file a complaint of non-compliance against an owner. To be valid this complaint is to be submitted in written form to the Pet Committee or a Board member.
  6. Punitive action for non-compliance:
    1. Upon receipt of the first complaint against an owner, the Pet Committee shall respond by mailing the offending owner a "Complaint of Violation" letter detailing the specifies of the complaint.
    2. After 5 days of the first recorded complaint nothing has been corrected, the offending owner shall be fined $25.00. If non-compliance with the offending owner still occurs, an automatic fifty-dollar ($50.00) fine will be levied against that individual. At the meeting, the Board shall consider the complaint and be required to vote on a course of action; be it resolution by agreement with the offending owner, levy a maximum $100.00 fine and assessment for all damages, or recommendation for removal of the animal from the property.

These rules, methods of enforcement, and punitive actions are instituted in an effort to prevent the degradation of our community.

AURORA CODE

Sec. 9-13. Animal disturbing the peace.

It shall be unlawful for the owner or any person who keeps or harbors any animal, or for any person who has the power or authority to prevent same, to suffer or permit any such animal to bark, howl, cry or make other frequent or loud noise so as to disturb the peace and quiet of any place, family, person or neighborhood in the city. Such disturbance of the peace is a public nuisance, and it shall be unlawful for any person to suffer or permit such nuisance to exist on their property. This provision shall not apply to a properly zoned and constructed kennel, animal hospital or pound.

(Ord. No. 094-18, 1, 3-1-1994)

 

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