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Board of Health, building and animal‑control officials urge caution; committee tables order on backyard hens
Summary
After a lengthy hearing with Board of Health and animal‑control staff, the committee tabled an order seeking changes to zoning and use rules for backyard chickens and recommended forming a study or ad‑hoc panel to explore options.
The Ordinance Committee on March 19 heard a long discussion about whether to permit backyard chickens in residential neighborhoods and then voted to table the item to allow more study.
Directors and staff from the Board of Health, the Building Department and animal control described operational and public‑health concerns that would follow from allowing poultry in dense residential areas. Leslie Ward, Director of the Board of Health, said ordinance text currently limits…
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