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Discussion Item: Chickens in Residential Subdivisions
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SUBMITTED BY: Lisa Von Bargen, CED Director
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None. Discussion item only.
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SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The Community Development staff and the P&Z Commission are receiving ever-increasing inquiries about allowing chickens in residential subdivisions. Currently, there is only one residential zoning district in which chickens are allowed. That is Rural Residential (RR). What is titled "Raising of Livestock" is allowed under the following guidelines:
17.48.130 Raising of livestock.
The raising of livestock when allowed as a permitted use shall comply with the following:
A. The number of large livestock does not exceed two;
B. The number of small livestock does not exceed three;
C. The number of barnyard fowl does not exceed twenty-four;
D. An approved surface water drainage plan is submitted;
E. An approved manure disposal plan is submitted;
F. The manure storage pile and corral are located at least one hundred feet from any private well;
G. The manure storage pile shall not be closer than twenty-five feet from any property line;
H. The corral will be set back a minimum of five feet from the property line;
I. The number of animals permitted in subsections A, B and C of this section shall not be exceeded without an approved conditional use permit. (Ord. 96-19 ? 5)
Barnyard fowl are permitted, up to 24, under specific conditions. It is important to remember the minimum lot size for the RR zoning district is 40,000 ft? which is nearly an acre. This same number is not appropriate on Single-Family zoned lots, which have a minimum area of 8,800 ft?.
As a starting point, staff is offering the following for consideration by the Commission:
* Allow barnyard fowl (excluding Roosters) in the following zoning districts:
o R-A Single-Family Residential
o R-B Single an...
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