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Osawatomie council votes to raise backyard chicken limit to 10 per residence
Summary
The council voted to increase the allowable backyard chicken limit from five to 10 per residence, keeping neighbor-approval and coop/yard-size requirements; the motion also referenced increasing the permit fee but a specific new fee was not recorded.
The Osawatomie City Council approved a change to the city’s chicken ordinance to raise the allowable number of backyard chickens per residence from five to 10, provided existing neighbor-approval and coop-size requirements remain.
Staff reviewed the current ordinance’s enforcement history: five active permits and a small number of past offenses (primarily unpermitted birds). Council members discussed coop size, yard-size limits, neighbor signatures required for approval, and the possibility of tiered permit fees for larger flocks. One council member said a resident expressed willingness to pay an increased fee to allow more birds.
Councilman Bre moved and Council Lady Caldwell seconded the motion to increase the allowance to 10 chickens per residence and to adjust the permanent permit fee structure; the motion was recorded and later carried in the meeting minutes. Minutes indicate staff will draft ordinance language that includes coop‑size, yard‑size and fee adjustments for the council to consider.
