Trying to get backyard chickens allowed in town.

[Shawn]

Recently someone approached city council and asked if the ordiance against fowl could be revised to allow laying hens only. The code enforcement officers stood up and talked for quite a time. The lady never got a chance to talk and the council voted to keep the fowl out. I approached a council member after and asked why the lady did not get a chance to talk or argue. I brought up so many facts and reasons why. I was told to do my homework and go to a council meeting myself and present my case. I already got a list of cities in Colorado that now allow backyard chickens along with their ordiances. I have a list of why they should allow chickens to include chances for kids to join 4-H for poultry where they might not due to they dont have a place in the country or its unreasonable for them to travel. Any suggestions.

[kathyp]

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/portland-oregon-chicken-ordinance

you might collect ordinances from different cities and see what they have done.  the above is from portland oregon.  chickens were legal for a long time, then they weren't, now they are again with restrictions.

[Shawn]

Thanks kathyp. I did copy a lot of town ordiances in Colorado. There is a big push right now for people to keep chickens. I tried to go through all the post here about chickens because I think this came up before. I found a lot of good links on chickens so those that posted those, THANKS!

[Sunnyboy2]

Any update on your code change?   Hope it went well.

[Shawn]

Not there yet. Code enforcement still fighting it. Hope some day it will pass