Post by Logan on May 8, 2016 6:21:22 GMT -6
BATH — Backyard chicken coops could be a more common sight if the City Council gives final approval to an ordinance amendment allowing the possession of chickens in many areas of the city.
The council unanimously approved the amendment in a preliminary vote Wednesday night. Second and final passage is scheduled for next month’s meeting.
The city now allows keeping chickens only on properties smaller than two acres, with an approved site plan from the Planning Board. Applicants had to meet a set of standards, including keeping the fowl at least 100 feet from adjacent residences, according to an April 25 memo from Planning Director Andrew Deci to the council.
But the Planning Board on April 19 recommended changing that rule “after several years of workshops and discussions,” Deci said, “and at the urging of potential chicken owners within the dense portions of Bath.”
Read more: www.theforecaster.net/bath-council-finds-no-foul-in-relaxed-rules-on-urban-chickens/
The council unanimously approved the amendment in a preliminary vote Wednesday night. Second and final passage is scheduled for next month’s meeting.
The city now allows keeping chickens only on properties smaller than two acres, with an approved site plan from the Planning Board. Applicants had to meet a set of standards, including keeping the fowl at least 100 feet from adjacent residences, according to an April 25 memo from Planning Director Andrew Deci to the council.
But the Planning Board on April 19 recommended changing that rule “after several years of workshops and discussions,” Deci said, “and at the urging of potential chicken owners within the dense portions of Bath.”
Read more: www.theforecaster.net/bath-council-finds-no-foul-in-relaxed-rules-on-urban-chickens/