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Planning commission backs ordinance to clarify rooster and small‑animal rules
Summary
The commission recommended approval of an ordinance to amend Chapter 26 to clarify limits on roosters and other small animals in residential and agricultural zones (up to one rooster on lots under 1 acre; up to three on lots 1 acre or larger) and to add related clarifications; the motion passed 5‑0.
The Wheat Ridge Planning Commission on Feb. 20 recommended approval of a proposed ordinance amending Chapter 26 of the city code to clarify rules on small animals, including roosters and swine.
Assistant City Manager Mary Anne Schilling told commissioners that City Council directed staff last year to prepare a package of code amendments following study sessions. Staff said the zoning code did not explicitly use the word "rooster," which had created confusion because poultry are permitted but the…
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