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Resident presents neighbor sign-off; council accepts building form and directs compliance with chicken code

City of Madison City Council · May 20, 2026
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Summary

Amanda James presented a neighbor-signed form supporting her building permit and asked about keeping chickens; the council accepted the form and told her to follow the city's chickens code.

Resident Amanda James approached the council seeking approval related to a building permit and told the council she had "presented the council with a signed form from two out of three neighbors." The council accepted the form during open forum.

James also asked about keeping chickens. Councilors advised her to "follow the city code for chickens," indicating the council will enforce existing ordinance requirements rather than granting a separate waiver.

Later in the meeting Paul Dean signed a building permit for a chicken coop at 717 S. 4th, formalizing the permit process the resident raised during open forum. The minutes do not record a council discussion of a variance or change to the chicken code.