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Public hearing on proposed chicken coop continued after discussion of design, disease precautions
Summary
An application for a conditional-use permit for a backyard chicken coop was presented Feb. 10; the board heard details on design, setbacks, biosecurity and animal disposal before continuing the item to Feb. 24 for further consideration.
The Board of Aldermen opened a public hearing on Feb. 10 on an application by owner Hailey Stastney for a conditional-use permit to allow a prefabricated chicken coop at a suburban-estate property in Town and Country; the hearing was continued to the board’s Feb. 24 meeting for reading and consideration.
David Larson of Pointer Landscape described the proposal as “a prefabricated chicken coop that would be integrated into a larger fenced garden area,” and said the structure would sit about 70 feet from South Mason and about 100 feet from the rear property line. Larson said the coop would meet the city’s size and height limits and that the surrounding decorative fence would be designed to blend with the unit. Alderman Murphy, who reviewed the applicant’s materials, said, “It looked like they were just gonna have about 4 chickens there.”
Discussion focused on biosecurity and practical management. Larson said the applicant and design team have discussed hiring a professional management firm to care for the coop, but raised concerns about avian influenza transmission if the firm serves other flocks. He said the design could accommodate a partitioned area to isolate birds and that plans call for electrical service to run to the coop for a heater and supplemental UV lights. On carcass disposal, Larson said the team had not finalized a plan: “As far as body disposal, I don't know if that's something that we've thought through,” but added they could provide a separate area for quarantine and separation if needed. No member of the public offered testimony during the hearing.
The board closed the public hearing and the item (bill 25-09) was continued to the Feb. 24 meeting for further review and formal reading. The continuance was announced by the clerk; no formal roll-call vote on the continuance appears in the transcript. The applicant and staff are expected to provide additional information about management, disease-mitigation protocols and carcass disposal before the next hearing.
