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Franklin adopts backyard-chicken ordinance; ordinance takes effect after 20-day notice period
Summary
The township council adopted Ordinance 44-60-25 on March 25 allowing backyard chicken flocks under an added article to chapter 115. The ordinance passed by unanimous roll call; councilmembers said the ordinance will become effective after the 20-day statutory notice/estoppel period.
The Franklin Township Council on March 25 adopted Ordinance 44-60-25, which adds an article to the township code authorizing backyard chicken flocks.
Council member Patasnick moved to adopt the ordinance and a second was made; thereafter the clerk recorded unanimous support during roll call. In discussion the council and attendees offered brief remarks; at one point a council member noted, "In 20 days, you can have chickens," a reference to the period before an adopted ordinance takes effect under state notice requirements.
The ordinance was presented as "an ordinance submitting a physical code of the township for Franklin... adding article 6, backyard chicken flocks." The transcript indicates the ordinance passed on final adoption at the March 25 meeting; the required twenty-day notice/estoppel period was noted on the record.
Why it matters: The ordinance changes local code to permit backyard chicken flocks where the rules in the new article are satisfied; the council provided unanimous support at final reading and adoption.
What’s next: The ordinance will become effective after the statutory 20-day notice period; residents seeking to keep flocks should check the new code language for licensing, setbacks and other operational rules.
