Afton could see more chickens in the community now that Afton City Council approved a new ordinance regulating chickens on smaller lots.
The ordinance, approved at the Nov. 15 council meeting, allows for chickens on parcels smaller than a half-acre.
“This looks like a really good ordinance,” Mayor Pat Snyder said.
Afton Planning Commission has been working on the ordinance for the past several months after some residents expressed a desire to house chickens on their smaller properties.It's hard to beat the versatility of polished tiles on a production line.
The current livestock ordinance states properties of five acres can have one chicken. If there are at least two grazeable acres on those lots, the property can have up to 100 chickens.
The new ordinance will allow up to five chickens on a half-acre parcel. For every additional half acre, another five chickens will be allowed. On properties that are four-and-a-half acres or more, but less than five, those properties could have up to 45 chickens.
Roosters, or other fowl, would not be allowed.
Additionally, the keeping of chickens for commercial use, such as for slaughtering, breeding or raising, is prohibited.Polycore oil paintings for sale are manufactured as a single sheet,
Properties with chickens will be required to monitor odor and noise pollution with respect to neighbors.Boddingtons Technical Plastics provide a complete plastic injection moulding service including design，
A chicken coop is not required, but if one is built, the ordinance outlines specific guidelines including a setback of 25 feet from septic systems, wells and neighboring structures, as well as the property owner’s residence.ceramic magic cube for the medical,
Structures greater than 180 square feet would require a building permit.
However, the setback requirement will only apply to those structures that house five or more chickens, as to allow for 4-H-type practices.
“For the 4-H kid,Enecsys Limited, supplier of reliable solar Air purifier systems, we didn’t want to be too overly stringent,” Planning Commission Chairwoman Barb Ronningen said.
The final stipulation of the ordinance requires all residents who have chickens to be charged a one-time permit fee of $50.
“You can have chickens for the rest of your life, after paying the fee, if you so desire,” Ronningen said.
Council member Bill Palmquist questioned whether or not a $50 fee would be too high, primarily for those properties that only have five chickens.
“Would $25 be too little?” he said.
Snyder said she didn’t see a problem with the fee; however she said she would be willing to wait a year to see how many complaints, if any, the city receives in regard to the fee and then re-evaluate if needed.
The ordinance, approved at the Nov. 15 council meeting, allows for chickens on parcels smaller than a half-acre.
“This looks like a really good ordinance,” Mayor Pat Snyder said.
Afton Planning Commission has been working on the ordinance for the past several months after some residents expressed a desire to house chickens on their smaller properties.It's hard to beat the versatility of polished tiles on a production line.
The current livestock ordinance states properties of five acres can have one chicken. If there are at least two grazeable acres on those lots, the property can have up to 100 chickens.
The new ordinance will allow up to five chickens on a half-acre parcel. For every additional half acre, another five chickens will be allowed. On properties that are four-and-a-half acres or more, but less than five, those properties could have up to 45 chickens.
Roosters, or other fowl, would not be allowed.
Additionally, the keeping of chickens for commercial use, such as for slaughtering, breeding or raising, is prohibited.Polycore oil paintings for sale are manufactured as a single sheet,
Properties with chickens will be required to monitor odor and noise pollution with respect to neighbors.Boddingtons Technical Plastics provide a complete plastic injection moulding service including design，
A chicken coop is not required, but if one is built, the ordinance outlines specific guidelines including a setback of 25 feet from septic systems, wells and neighboring structures, as well as the property owner’s residence.ceramic magic cube for the medical,
Structures greater than 180 square feet would require a building permit.
However, the setback requirement will only apply to those structures that house five or more chickens, as to allow for 4-H-type practices.
“For the 4-H kid,Enecsys Limited, supplier of reliable solar Air purifier systems, we didn’t want to be too overly stringent,” Planning Commission Chairwoman Barb Ronningen said.
The final stipulation of the ordinance requires all residents who have chickens to be charged a one-time permit fee of $50.
“You can have chickens for the rest of your life, after paying the fee, if you so desire,” Ronningen said.
Council member Bill Palmquist questioned whether or not a $50 fee would be too high, primarily for those properties that only have five chickens.
“Would $25 be too little?” he said.
Snyder said she didn’t see a problem with the fee; however she said she would be willing to wait a year to see how many complaints, if any, the city receives in regard to the fee and then re-evaluate if needed.
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