Sorry to bring this news to you:
3-104.9
Provisions applicable to agricultural and extractive activities.
1.
Special conditions for egg production houses, feedlots and stockyards. These provisions are adopted pursuant to Title 44, Chapter 18, Feedlots, Dairy Farms and Egg Production Houses, of the Tennessee Code. In those districts where authorized as a conditional (C) use, the following supplementary regulations shall apply to uses classified in the intensive agriculture activity type:
a.
The location of such an activity shall be in an area sparsely developed during the length of time the use as an egg production house, stockyard or feedlot is anticipated.
b.
No such facilities shall be permitted on a zone lot, unless it contains a minimum lot area five acres.
c.
Any permit issued, thereunder, shall be based on a site plan or other documents submitted with an application that shall indicate the following:
i.
Existing contours of the site and up to 100 feet beyond the site boundary. Contour intervals shall be at two-foot intervals.
ii.
Location of the area in which the proposed keeping of animals is to be conducted.
iii.
Location of all proposed buildings, animal pens, roadways and other facilities proposed on the site.
iv.
Proposed method of drainage of the animal pens.
v.
Proposed fencing of the site.
d.
Any egg production house, feedlot or stockyard shall be located on a site such that the closest point of any building or fenced lot, yard, corral or other area in which livestock are confined primarily for purposes of feeding, growing, raising, or birthing prior to slaughter is set back a minimum of 500 feet from any existing residence and 250 feet from any public right-of-way.
e.
Any facility to be constructed shall submit a groundwater protection plan with the application required, hereinunder. Such plan shall address:
i.
Decreased water quality from erosion and runoff; and
ii.
Surface water and groundwater contamination from poultry waste.
f.
A plan for disposal of waste, including manure, litter and dead birds, shall accompany the application required, hereinunder.
g.
A plan for odor control to include evidence developed from operations similar to the one being proposed shall accompany the application required, hereinunder.
2.
Agricultural services. In those districts where authorized as a conditional (C) use, the following supplementary regulations shall apply to uses classified in the agricultural services activity type:
a.
The location of such activity shall be on a site at least five acres in size.
b.
The site shall be located within an area where the activity does not create a nuisance to residential activities located on adjoining properties.
c.
All operations shall continuously comply with the performance standards presented in article XII of this ordinance.
d.
Fencing shall be provided around all activities within this grouping.
equipment repair, welding shops, wood working shops, manufacture or processing of garments, the sale of farm products, supplies and equipment and other similar uses that in the opinion of the Board of Zoning Appeals would meet the criteria of an accessory-agricultural occupation. These provisions are established to provide supplemental occupations for residents located in a rural environment. All applicants requesting approval for this type of home occupation are required to meet the provisions set forth below and any other safeguards the Board of Zoning Appeals may deem necessary to protect neighboring and near by properties.
a.
Property must be located in an AR-40 district and meet minimum lot size and dimensional requirements for the district.
b.
No proposed use shall occupy more than one accessory building with a total square footage not to exceed 3,000 square feet.
c.
Accessory buildings may not be altered so that the character of the agricultural function is not maintained.
d.
Any accessory agricultural occupation located within 200 feet of any residential structure on an adjoining lot shall maintain a 50-foot buffer at all points along the shared property line between the uses.
e.
Adequate parking shall be provided to serve the accessory agricultural occupation as well as the agricultural and residential functions taking place upon the lot.
f.
No outside storage of goods or materials shall be visible from any public road.
g.
Uses involving the storage, transfer or disposal of hazardous materials shall not be permitted.
h.
All automobiles or trucks parked on the site are required to have a current registration and license plates.
I usually can filter thru all this gobbledygook because I've worked in site and planning civil engineering. You will have to find a way to go around this. Maybe give your nosey neighbor some eggs. If they have a dog, show them the information that dogs make more noise and smell nuiscence than chickens do.
Now I also found this:
http://www.cityofmtjuliet.org/Animal Control Ordinances.pdf
Go to the city and fight them with this ordinance. If you have them in some shabby coop, spruce it up to match your house. If they don't have a run, make one and cover and fence it in. Make sure you have a trash can near the run and a shovel and rake so the inspector will know you are up to the task of cleaning waste. You got ten days to do this.
Chop Chop!!
Fortunately the couple that took my birds are friends and they actually know the city commissioner!!! They were shocked that I wasn't allowed to have them. So I'm not giving up, just putting the fire out right now. I've been depressed all week and when I saw them leave yesterday I lost it. 
