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Residents urge council to allow backyard chickens; city says it will research ordinance changes

3616367 · May 6, 2025
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Several residents used the public-comment period to ask the council to revise local code to permit backyard chickens, citing food security, composting and education benefits; councilmembers asked staff to research the issue before any policy change.

Multiple residents used the public-comment period to ask the council to revise local rules to permit backyard chickens in residential areas.

Lindsay Gray of North Hill Street told council she received a violation for keeping five chickens and said the birds teach her children about where food comes from and yield fresher eggs than store-bought produce.…

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