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Plan Commission approves ordinance to allow backyard hens on qualifying West Chicago lots
Summary
The West Chicago Plan Commission voted 4–0 to advance a zoning text amendment permitting up to six hens on single‑family lots of at least 6,500 sq ft, with coop setbacks, sanitary rules and a required one‑year review; the measure goes to the development committee July 14.
The West Chicago Plan Commission voted 4–0 to approve a zoning text amendment that would allow residents to keep up to six hens on single‑family residential lots of at least 6,500 square feet, sending the proposal to the city’s development committee.
The amendment, presented by John, a city planning staff member, would add a subsection to Article 6 of the zoning code allowing chickens on qualifying lots with a set of conditions. Those provisions include a prohibition on roosters; a maximum of six hens per lot; a minimum coop size of six…
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