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Council holds first reads on chicken harboring rules and updates to historic design guidelines
Summary
Council conducted first readings of Ordinance 2025-43 (amendments on harboring chickens in code chapters 94 and 154) and Ordinance 2025-44 (amendment to Historic Design Guidelines clarifying height guidance to match zoning); both were presented for review and no final votes were taken.
Council received first readings on two code-related ordinances. Administrator David presented final draft language for Ordinance 2025-43 amending Village of Glendale ordinances (chapters 94 and 154) to regulate harboring chickens. He said planning commission reviewed the zoning-related (chapter 154) elements and recommended approval, while Laws & Claims reviewed chapter 94 property-maintenance language. The presentation was explicitly delivered as a first read to allow more time for review.
David also presented Ordinance 2025-44, an amendment to the Village of Glendale Historic Design Guidelines. The proposed change aligns the guideline language on maximum permitted new-construction height to 2.5 stories to match the zoning code and shifts some prescriptive language from "shall" to "should" in guideline text to emphasize advisory intent. David said the revision is located in the guidelines portion of the design review process and not the zoning code, and characterized it as primarily clarifying rather than sweeping.
Council did not take votes on either ordinance; they were entered on the record as first reads to give council and the public additional time for consideration before later readings.
