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Votes at a glance: Policy & Finance Committee approves chicken ordinance, land-bank conveyance, building code adoption and fee changes
Summary
The committee approved a rooster ban and limits on chickens, authorized staff to market one surplus parcel and to convey another to the land bank, adopted the 2024 International Building Code with amendments, and approved fee-schedule and permit-deadline changes; a motion to repeal a company-issued Class B license failed for lack of a second.
The Topeka City Policy and Finance Committee voted on multiple ordinances and resolutions during the meeting. Key outcomes follow.
• Chicken and rooster ordinance — Approved (3–0). City staff proposed banning roosters on properties smaller than 3 acres and allowing up to eight female chickens on residential lots under 3 acres, while creating a permitting structure and associated fees. The committee moved and approved the ordinance.
• Surplus property: 1121 Southeast Quincy Street — Approved (3–0). Staff recommended marketing the larger parcel (including a water tower site) through the city’s…
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