Trustees consider resident request to keep backyard hens; board flags neighbor concerns
A resident requested permission to keep hens in a backyard; trustees noted village code gives the board discretion to permit such permits, emphasized no roosters and cited potential neighbor concerns (noise, smell), and said the request will follow the formal permit-review process.
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A resident requested permission to keep backyard chickens (hens only) at an address fragment noted in the packet. Speaker 1 reviewed a short research summary provided in the packet and said village code vests the board of trustees with authority to approve or deny permits for keeping poultry.
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