Haven’t noticed that personally but my guess would be trying to not get in trouble for having it too close to a house. If the plots are tight and the property division runs down the middle of the distance between two houses, safest place for distance rules is going to be as close to that midline...
Um..you ever been to NYC in the morning before the garbage trucks come? 🤣 Those five words describe a lot of urban spaces very broadly and it has nothing to do with chickens. I guess some wealthy white picket fence type places are cleaner and quieter. Still, one place I worked could perhaps have...