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Trustees consider resident request to keep backyard hens; board flags neighbor concerns
Summary
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.
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.
Trustees raised likely neighbor concerns—noise, odors and prior complaints involving a rooster—and asked for the request to go through the formal approval process. Speaker 1 noted the board will consider the permit under existing code restrictions (the transcript repeatedly specified 'no rooster' as a condition). The transcript records no formal vote or final decision; Speaker 1 said the board would process the application and follow up through the normal permit-review steps.
The exchange focused on evidence of prior complaints, code limits and the need to balance resident requests with neighborhood impacts. No final permit outcome was recorded in the meeting transcript.
