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Madison County Board denies special-use permit for chickens at Granite City property
Summary
The Madison County Board voted 20–8 on Oct. 19 to deny a special-use permit and associated variances for a residential property on Courtney Boulevard in Granite City after a neighbor complaint and committee recommendation against the request.
The Madison County Board denied a request to keep chickens on a residential lot at 1709 Courtney Boulevard in Granite City, voting 20–8 on Oct. 19 to uphold the Building & Zoning Committee’s recommendation to deny the special-use permit and related variances.
Joseph Feyerabend, who spoke to the board in support of the request, said he and his wife sought the permit on behalf of the property owner to keep hens for eggs and to teach self-sufficiency to their family. “Were just asking if we could have approval for our special use permit to keep our chickens,” Feyerabend said, adding that he had reduced his flock to five birds to comply with the countys limit if a permit were…
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