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Council adopts ordinance allowing backyard hens, sets limit at 12 and removes permit requirement
Summary
The Lebanon City Council adopted ordinance bill 2025‑02 (ordinance 3033), amending Chapter 6.16 of the Lebanon Municipal Code to allow chickens within city limits under revised rules: one hen per 1,000 square feet (maximum 12 hens), roosters prohibited, and permits for chickens not required.
The Lebanon City Council voted to adopt ordinance bill 2025‑02, ordinance number 3033, amending Chapter 6.16 of the Lebanon Municipal Code to revise rules for keeping chickens inside city limits.
Finance Director Brandon Neesh summarized prior council discussion and staff recommendations. The ordinance sets a ratio of one hen per 1,000 square feet, prohibits roosters and establishes a maximum of 12 hens. According to the staff report summarized at the meeting, council previously determined that requiring a permit exclusively for chickens was unnecessary; permits will instead be used for animals or fowl in other contexts but not for routine backyard chickens.
The City Attorney read the ordinance title into the record. A councilor moved to adopt the ordinance and a second was recorded. The motion carried by voice vote; those present voted “aye” and no opposition was voiced. The ordinance amends section 6.16.0.01 of the Lebanon Municipal Code and will take effect according to the code’s adoption rules.
Councilors made light remarks during the discussion but did not add substantive amendments during the vote. No further public testimony was taken on this agenda item during the ordinance vote.
