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Council discusses draft backyard-chicken rules; staff to draft ordinance for public hearing
Summary
Councilors gave general direction to draft a simple backyard-chicken ordinance that would limit birds by lot size, restrict roosters, and apply to single-family properties; planning and a public hearing will be required.
City councilors discussed a proposed ordinance to allow backyard chickens in certain residential areas and directed staff to draft a zoning amendment for future public hearings.
A staff member said the conversation grew out of a resident request for rules similar to those in neighboring cities and suggested a simple approach: permit a small number of birds on lots under a half-acre and larger numbers on properties that exceed that size. “Right now, we…
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