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Poplar Grove amends code to allow more backyard hens in residential areas
Summary
The Village Board adopted Ordinance 2026-15 amending Section 8-13-1 to increase the permitted maximum number of hens on residential properties; the ordinance passed on voice vote at the June 24 meeting.
The Poplar Grove Village Board on June 24 adopted Ordinance 2026-15, amending Section 8-13-1 of the municipal code to raise the permitted maximum number of hens on any residential property. The motion to adopt was made by Admin Chairman Owen Costanza and seconded by Finance Chairman Jeff Goings; the minutes record the vote as yea by the listed members.
The minutes do not specify the new maximum number of hens or the effective date in the ordinance text; the record shows only that the ordinance amendment passed by voice vote. The board did not record further implementing details in the published minutes.
