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Planning Commission to continue exploring chickens ordinance and code enforcement
Summary
Maupin’s Planning Commission will continue drafting options for a chickens ordinance, examining regulatory ranges from permissive to strict and clarifying nuisance rules, permitting, enforcement, and fines before bringing an ordinance to council.
Planner Jamie Crawford told the council that the Planning Commission has been training on ordinance drafting and is exploring a range of approaches to a chickens ordinance, from permissive rules to strict limits. Crawford said the commission has considered how code enforcement, nuisance definitions, permitting, and fines would operate and asked for council clarity on desired scope.
Councilors expressed a preference that any final ordinance include clear language on nuisance standards, permitting, and enforcement mechanisms. The council provided consensus for the Planning Commission to continue developing the ordinance and return a proposal for formal consideration.
