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Residents push to loosen Millvillechicken rule; commissioners say ordinance dates to 2001 and will be reviewed
Summary
Residents and pastors urged the commission to relax a one-acre minimum that effectively bars most Millville lots from keeping backyard hens; commissioners said the ordinance has been in place since 2001, cited nuisance and enforcement concerns, and agreed to review the rule.
Several residents told the Millville Board of Commissioners on March 17 that the citys zoning effectively bans backyard chickens by requiring one-acre minimums.
"It is seen that you can't have a single chicken on less than a full acre in Millville," said Angelica Hanstein, who asked the commission to consider smaller-lot allowances and suggested setbacks, coop-sizing and a permit…
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