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Residents deliver 500-signature petition seeking ordinance to allow backyard hens in Woodbury

6439011 · October 9, 2025
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Summary

A coalition of residents presented a petition with more than 500 signatures asking the council to amend city zoning to allow up to six hens (no roosters) in R-4 residential zones; petitioners requested to be part of any ordinance drafting process.

Samantha Wolf, a Woodbury resident and petition spokesperson, presented the council with a packet and more than 500 signatures on Oct. 8 asking the city to amend its zoning code to allow residents in R-4 zones to keep up to six backyard hens and to prohibit roosters.

"We, the undersigned residents of the city of Woodbury, respectfully request that the city council consider an amendment to the city's zoning ordinance to allow for the keeping of six backyard hens, no roosters in our R-4 residential zones," Wolf read from the petition submitted to the…

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