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Resident asks council to allow backyard chickens; staff to refer zoning question to Planning Commission
Summary
A Troy resident asked the council to consider allowing backyard chickens. Council directed staff to forward the request to the Planning Commission because it is a zoning matter.
At the public-comment portion of the meeting, resident Annie Shoemaker of 263 Elmwood Avenue urged the council to permit backyard chickens in city limits, saying small flocks can support neighborhood food resilience and that potential nuisances can be limited by rules (no roosters, limits on flock size, neighbor-respect rules).
Nut graf: The council did not take immediate action but staff said the request would be forwarded to the Planning Commission because it is a zoning matter; that referral begins the formal review process.
Shoemaker encouraged council to consider breed limits and nuisance controls. Council staff (the clerk) said they would forward the request to the city’s planning staff for review and placement on a future Planning Commission agenda.
Ending: No ordinance or formal vote took place at the meeting; the item will proceed through the Planning Commission, which will provide recommendations to council if it pursues zoning amendments.
