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New resident asks Town and Country to lower lot-size requirement for backyard chickens
Summary
A new Town and Country resident asked the board to reduce the city’s minimum lot size for backyard chickens from two acres to one, citing family medical and allergy constraints and the value of fresh eggs.
At the start of public comment on Jan. 12, 2026, Fa Tamini, who said she recently moved to Town and Country (11 Summer Hill Lane), asked the board to consider changing the city’s backyard-chicken requirement from a minimum of two acres to one.
Tamini described raising hens for fresh eggs to meet dietary needs for her 5-year-old daughter, who she said was born with a genetic disorder and is sensitive to certain preservatives and hormones. She told the board that after incubating fertilized eggs she and her children bonded with the birds and that predator losses left them with one hen and one rooster; she acknowledged rooster ownership violates existing rules and said a neighbor had complained.
Tamini said she was not there to present academic research but to offer her family’s circumstances as a reason to reconsider the minimum lot-size rule. The comment was recorded during the public-comment portion; no ordinance amendment, staff directive or motion related to backyard-chicken regulations was taken during the meeting.
Board members thanked Tamini for her remarks; the item will remain a public-comment entry unless the board or staff place the matter on a future agenda.
