Commission begins drafting rules to allow backyard chickens on smaller lots; no ordinance yet
At a June 17 work session the Planning Commission discussed amending Morgan City's farm-animal code to allow chickens on smaller residential lots, recommended standards (no roosters, coop setbacks, feed storage, containment) and asked staff to return with a draft ordinance.
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Morgan City Planning Commission discussed draft changes to the city’s farm-animal ordinance on June 17 to accommodate requests from residents to keep chickens on residential lots smaller than the ordinance's 20,000-square-foot threshold.
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