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Lakeville council weighs loosening chicken rules: materials, flock size and egg sales discussed
Summary
At a work-session the council debated allowing nonwood coop materials, raising the maximum hens from three to six or eight, and whether residents should be allowed to sell eggs; staff were asked to research code changes and best practices.
City staff reviewed Lakeville27s existing chicken rules during a March 16 work-session: the zoning ordinance requires an administrative permit, limits residents to three hens, prohibits roosters, and requires coops be constructed of wood and set back in rear yards. Staff said 92 administrative permits have been issued since the ordinance27s adoption in 2018.
Councilmembers debated several potential changes. Councilmember Walter proposed allowing composite or nonwood coop materials to improve…
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