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Image: A small chicken coop with several chickens grazing in front • Supports healthy, sustainable food sources for residents • Reflects modern urban living and backyard poultry trends • Maintains clean, sanitary conditions through existing safety standards
• Reduces unnecessary enforcement challenges
Image: An orange silky chick
Current vs. Proposed Code Language
Current Municipal Code
Section 6.16.010.B.2:
• Fowl and Rabbits. No person shall keep or maintain any fowl or rabbit within the limits of the city on any lot less than one-third of an acre, except as provided for in subsection (B)(4) below.
Current vs. Proposed Code Language
Proposed Amendment:
• Remove “fowl” from the lot size requirement, allowing the keeping of fowl on lots smaller than one-third acre.
Proposed Section 6.16.010.B.2:
• Rabbits. No person shall keep or maintain any rabbit within the limits of the city on any lot less than one-third of an acre, except as provided for in subsection (B)(4) below.
• Enhanced community access to sustainable
food sources
• Simplified enforcement for law enforcement
personnel
• No fiscal impact to the City
• Consistent with neighboring municipalities’
practices
Enforcement & Community Impact
Image: A reddish-brown hen in grass
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Image: A pale-yellow frizzle chick