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Council hears proponents of backyard chickens; asks staff to study enforcement before changing law
Summary
Residents and a school representative spoke in favor of allowing backyard chickens for educational and home-food purposes; council asked staff to research enforcement, waste management and related code implications before taking action on any ordinance change.
Public comment and a council discussion on April 14 brought the topic of backyard chickens back to the council agenda. Parents and educators urged the city to consider an ordinance permitting small chicken coops for educational use and backyard food production, and councilmembers asked staff to study enforcement implications and related animal-control issues before any legislative change.
Matt Cravens, identified in public comment as a Georgetown resident, said Keystone Montessori students keep chickens as part of the school’s educational program and that a local ordinance change…
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