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Residents ask Lebanon council to loosen chicken limit; council asks staff for report
Summary
Two residents urged the City Council to increase the number of backyard hens allowed under local code and add pest-control requirements; council directed staff to return with a report on the existing ordinance and permit process.
Two residents urged the Lebanon City Council on Feb. 12 to raise the limit on backyard hens and to add a requirement that owners take "reasonable care" to deter pests, and councilors asked staff to bring a report on the ordinance and permit process within the next month or two.
Proponent Wyatt King of Ward 2 asked the council to change “ordinance o 6 16 o 10, sections a 2 and a 4” to increase the allowance from “1 chicken per 2,000 square foot of lot with a maximum of 6” to “1 chicken per 1,000 with a maximum of 10,” and to add a condition requiring reasonable care to deter pests. King said increasing backyard production would help families with access to…
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