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Glendale council hears public input on backyard-chicken rules; sale of eggs and on-site slaughtering remain contested
Summary
Councilors opened a public hearing on proposed zoning-code amendments to allow backyard chickens with limits, debated whether selling eggs should be prohibited and whether language should bar on‑premises slaughter; administration said enforcing public displays, not private care, is the enforcement focus.
A public hearing before the Village of Glendale council on Aug. 4 examined proposed amendments to the village zoning code (chapter 154) that would permit residents to keep backyard chickens with restrictions and clarify limits on commercial activity.
The council and Village Administrator David Lumsden said the planning and laws committees had circulated draft language and that, if council agrees, formal legislation will be introduced in September with another…
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