Resident urges enforcement after neighbor's chicken coop allegedly spawns rodents, coyotes and safety risks

During the meeting's public‑comment period, resident Christopher Azarello described ongoing nuisances he says stem from a neighbor's chicken coop and asked the board to enforce village ordinances to protect health and safety.

Azarello detailed what he described as a large, persistent chicken coop and feed on the adjacent property that, he said, has attracted rodents, coyotes and flocks of birds, damaged personal property (burrowed holes into a shed floor) and created repeated safety scares for his family pet. He told the board the coop had been cited in 2023 but that the issue continued. "All I'm asking for tonight is some relief," Azarello said, urging the village to uphold its ordinances.

He referenced specific village code sections as he prepared his statement (the transcript records his references as "village ordinance 4‑6‑e‑3" concerning housing animals outdoors and "village ordinance 9a‑work‑1" describing R‑1 district prohibitions on livestock). Azarello also said he had reviewed prior administrative hearings and raised an electrical‑permit concern, alleging heat lamps and extension cords had been used at the coop.

The board received the comment; no enforcement action or staff direction is recorded in the provided transcript excerpt. The board thanked public commenters and moved on to other items.

Next steps: staff or code‑enforcement officers would need to follow up to determine whether the allegations warrant a formal enforcement action, citation or inspection; none was recorded during the meeting.