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Kearney board approves ordinance allowing hens on larger residential lots
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The Kearney Board of Aldermen approved an amendment to Chapter 205 to allow backyard hens on single-family lots of at least half an acre, after discussion about nuisance complaints, legal limits and enforcement funding.
The Kearney Board of Aldermen on Monday approved an ordinance amending Chapter 205 of the municipal code to permit the keeping of backyard hens on single-family lots at least one-half acre in size.
The measure, returned to the board after prior public discussion and a legal opinion, changes the earlier recommendation of a one-quarter-acre minimum to a one-half-acre threshold and clarifies that the ordinance applies only to lots containing single-family houses. Supporters said it responds to constituent requests to raise their own food; opponents raised nuisance and enforcement concerns.
David Pavlich, the city’s community…
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