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Council pauses enforcement of disputed chicken-coop rule, will send notice to registered coop owners

5958018 · August 13, 2025
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City officials said they would not enforce a portion of the recently revised chicken ordinance pending a municipal review to correct wording that may have unintentionally required costly construction standards; the city will notify the 57 registered coop owners by letter.

The Warren City Council on Tuesday received an update about a recently revised chicken ordinance and accepted staff’s plan to pause enforcement of a specific provision that staff and one councilmember described as an unintended overreach.

Public Service Director Muscarelli and city attorney’s office staff told the council that a portion of the new ordinance — particularly rules…

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