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Plan Commission recommends chicken run at Trimborne Farm, sends site plan to Village Board
Summary
The Village of Greendale Plan Commission voted to recommend approval of a site-plan and special-use review for a covered chicken run and educational programming at 8881 West Grange Ave (Trimborne Farm). The recommendation is conditional on sign, engineering and inspection approvals and will go to the Village Board on July 21.
The Village of Greendale Plan Commission voted to recommend that the Village Board approve a site plan and special-use review for a chicken run and related educational activities at 8881 West Grange Avenue, a parcel on the Trimborne Farm property.
Staff told the commission the proposed Heritage Hen Collective operation is accessory to broader farm activities, complies with historic-preservation criteria for the site under section 17.28 of the Greendale Zoning Code, and does not alter existing major structures. Staff recommended approval subject to three conditions: the applicant must obtain a sign permit; the site plan must be reviewed and approved by the village engineer, director of public works and director of inspection services; and the applicant must satisfy any other standard permit requirements.
“I know you are all—our proposed chicken run will provide an outdoor space for them to be fully enclosed,” applicant Aaron Drummond said. “They will be outdoors with access to the natural ground…they will not have an opportunity for predators to come through and it will keep wild birds from coming through the top because there will be a covering on the top.”
The application material states the operation expects one to two employees on site and small community programs that would typically serve fewer than 12 participants at one time; larger open-house events were estimated at 20–30 visitors. The applicant said existing on-site parking and a separate grass parking area east of the farmhouse together can accommodate the expected vehicle demand; staff noted that off-street parking areas with more than four spaces must meet base and wearing-surface standards per the code.
After brief discussion about parking sufficiency and whether the run constituted a ‘‘major’’ alteration to the historic-designated property, the commission moved to recommend approval. The roll-call vote recorded unanimous approval among voting members present; the recommendation will be forwarded to the Village Board for final action at its July 21 meeting.
If approved by the Village Board, the applicant will be required to secure the listed permits and engineering approvals before installation begins.
