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Council holds first reading of ordinance tightening rules for roosters and other fowl
Summary
Council conducted a first reading of an ordinance revising code section 505.16 to require containment of chickens on private property and to prohibit roosters, turkeys and certain other fowl within city limits; this is a first reading with no final action.
The Loveland City Council heard a first reading of an ordinance that would revise Section 505.16 of the city code to require that chickens be contained on private property and to prohibit roosters, turkeys and similar fowl inside city limits.
City staff said code enforcement received complaints that existing code allowed chickens to roam onto neighbors’ properties and that the proposed language clarifies containment requirements. The law-and-ordinance committee reviewed and refined the draft, and staff said the revision also responds to recent rooster complaints. Council emphasized that the change is a first reading only; options still available include approval, denial or return to the committee for changes.
Staff said enforcement would begin with outreach and notification; because the change is to city code rather than zoning, staff said existing backyard chicken keepers would not be ‘‘grandfathered’’ and the city plans to work with residents on a phased approach. Council discussed publicizing the change through the LED sign and by direct contact with identified properties.
