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Appeal over Bismarck backyard-chicken proposal fails as split commission vote leaves ordinance undecided
Summary
After two Planning & Zoning meetings and stakeholder work, an appeal seeking to advance a zoning-text amendment allowing backyard chickens failed on a split roll call; commissioners cited fire-risk and enforcement concerns while proponents argued property-rights and peer-city experience.
A bid to move forward with a zoning-text amendment allowing residents to keep chickens inside Bismarck city limits failed to gain the votes needed on Oct. 14.
Planning staff and a stakeholder committee drafted a proposed ordinance after meetings with local experts and representatives. Commissioner Scott Risch appealed the Planning & Zoning Commission’s earlier 6–4 denial and asked the City…
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