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Council considers loosening chicken-coop rules, signals support to allow renters and keep smaller setbacks
Summary
City planners proposed reducing neighbor-setbacks for backyard chicken coops from 40 to 25 feet and adding enforcement to revoke permits after repeated violations; council asked staff to consider removing a single-family-only restriction and to keep the property-line setback at 3 feet rather than the planning commission’s recommended 10 feet.
City planners presented a proposed amendment to Chapter 8.13 on Nov. 18 to make backyard chicken keeping more accessible while adding enforcement safeguards.
Planner Emma told the City Council the proposal would lower the required setback from neighboring dwellings from 40 feet to 25 feet and would add an enforcement provision allowing the city to revoke a chicken permit after three verified ordinance violations within a 12‑month period. "We're proposing reducing the required…
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