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Monte Vista staff announce chicken-license rules, launch new city website and discuss automated speed-enforcement pilot

3168811 · April 1, 2025
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City staff outlined requirements for keeping chickens within city limits, unveiled a new ADA-accessible municipal website, and the interim police chief proposed a pilot for automated speed-enforcement cameras; IT reported recent equipment upgrades for the police department.

City staff provided a package of administrative updates at the March 6 Monte Vista City Council meeting, including rules for keeping backyard chickens, the launch of a new city website, a proposed speed-enforcement camera pilot, and recent technology upgrades for public safety staff.

The city clerk said residents may keep up to six chickens within city limits if their zoning allows it, but roosters are prohibited. The clerk described licensing requirements: a chicken license is $40 and the first year includes a $10 fee for each chicken; in subsequent years the license fee is $40 only. The clerk said residents must provide adequate…

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