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Resident Urges Change to Zoning to Allow Backyard Chickens; Council Agrees to Place Issue on Legislative List
5500936 · July 30, 2025
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Summary
A resident asked council to change zoning that requires 10,000 sq. ft. minimum to keep chickens; borough staff said code change would be required and agreed to place the matter on the legislative list for future consideration.
Resident Jesse Rabinowitz told Columbia Borough Council he and his wife grow food in their yard and asked the borough to reconsider a zoning rule that bars most in-town residents from keeping backyard chickens. Rabinowitz said the zoning code permits only two chickens on lots…
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