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Plan commission recommends city ordinance allowing backyard chickens with permit, fees, and neighbor consent
Summary
The Joint Plan Commission recommended a permanent ordinance to allow backyard chickens after adding requirements to the pilot program: a $50 initial permit, $25 renewal, abutting-neighbor approval for initial permits, and a maximum run (including coop) of 6 by 16 feet. Recommendation goes to the Common Council.
The Joint Plan Commission on June 29 recommended that the Common Council adopt an ordinance permitting the keeping of chickens within the city limits, adding specific permit requirements to the existing pilot program.
Commission members compared the pilot program to the City of Fox Lake ordinance and added several conditions before recommending a permanent rule: an initial permit fee of $50, a renewal fee of $25, a requirement that the applicant obtain approval from abutting neighbors for an initial permit, and a cap on outdoor enclosures (runs including the enclosed coop) not to exceed 6 feet by 16 feet.
Josh Nichols moved to approve the revised ordinance language and Cathy Firari seconded; the motion carried. The commission’s recommendation will be forwarded to the Common Council for consideration.
The proposal as recommended focuses on modest fees and neighbor consent as conditions for expanding the pilot. The commission did not record a full roll-call tally in the minutes; the motion is recorded as carried and will be part of the Common Council’s agenda for final action.
