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Council committee hears strong opposition to proposed chickens ordinance; enforcement capacity cited as key concern
Summary
At a Buildings and Land subcommittee meeting, council members and residents widely opposed changing the city’s existing prohibition on backyard chickens, citing enforcement challenges, noise, smell and animal‑welfare risks; staff said only two recent chicken complaints had been handled but warned enforcement would widen departmental duties.
Council members and residents told a Buildings and Land subcommittee they did not support a proposed ordinance to permit backyard chickens under a regulatory framework, and raised enforcement and nuisance concerns.
Public comment was uniformly negative at the committee hearing. Residents described repeated odor, noise and property‑maintenance problems at addresses where birds and other animals had been kept, and several speakers recounted long, costly disputes that affected neighbors. Multiple council members…
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