puddle_drinker
Songster
6'x20' = 120 sq ft, that's a lot of space for 4 hens.Unfortunately I can’t due to our winters getting pretty extreme, but it’s definitely a thought! There is a 120 sq ft limit to the space for chickens as well here. They have been trying to get me for the appearance of my yard and my chickens so, the dirt is them nitpicking.
It's my understanding that they have to clearly define all of those terms i.e. henhouse, coop, etc.., which it doesn't appear they have in the code, in order to prosecute you for a violation. You have a house that holds only hens, I suspect any reasonable person would not have an issue understanding that you have a hen house on your property.After lookin at changing this, will city council use the language against me here? They state they need to be inside a “henhouse, coop, or tractor” could they argue a tractor provides them that space and sunlight?
Section 6.07.010 paragraph G. mentions the chicken run as a separate thing from a hen house.
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