Title
Agricultural Uses in Residential Districts (B)
Explanation
On March 1, 2012, the City Commission referred the issue of Agricultural Uses in Residential Districts to the Community Development Committee (CDC) for review.
The Committee met on June 11, 2012 and heard input from various interested parties and a motion was made to request that staff review the matter and bring back additional information.
On July 25, 2012, staff reviewed several pieces of information with the Committee inclusive of the manner in which a number of community's nationwide currently handle the regulation of residential urban chicken keeping.
The Committee offered a motion regarding this item with the following components:
Allow up to four chickens in residentially zoned areas of the City on lots that are 10,000 square feet or less
Allow up to six chickens in residentially zoned areas of the City on lots that are 10,001 square feet or greater
Disallow Roosters
Require some type of enclosure (coop or fencing) to manage the keeping of chickens
Ensure that existing ordinances pertaining to nuisance abatement are enforced; and,
Remove the referral from the CDC pending referral list.
Fiscal Note
No fiscal impact.
Recommendation
The City Commission: 1) direct staff to initiate a Petition to the Plan Board incorporating the above components regarding the keeping of chickens in residentially zoned areas of the City; and 2) remove this item from the CDC pending referral list.