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Board limits animals at two adjacent Garden Street lots after neighbor complaints
Summary
The Montgomery City board approved limits on chickens and goats at 49 and 51 Garden Street after neighbors complained of animals roaming and property damage; the board set limits at three chickens per lot, two goats per lot, and required a coop on each lot that meets city code.
The Montgomery City Board voted to allow a limited number of chickens and goats at two adjacent properties on Garden Street while imposing conditions after neighbors described animals roaming and property damage.
Neighbors, including Rosie Orem, a Garden Street block captain with the Children’s Improvement Association, told the board they had seen goats eating flowers and roaming the neighborhood. “I counted up 12 goats across the street eating up my neighbor's flowers,” Orem said during public comment. Petitioners…
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