Chicken ordinance passes

Published 8:10pm Monday, July 6, 2009
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An ordinance allowing chickens in Fergus Falls neighborhoods will go into effect later this month.

The Fergus Falls City Council completed the second reading of the proposed chicken ordinance Monday night, with council members voting 5-3 in favor of the measure.

The ordinance is a one-year provision allowing 12 permits in R-1 and R-2 zones. Each permit carries a limit of four chickens. Roosters are prohibited, as is the slaughter and breeding of chickens. Permit applicants must either provide written consent from all abutting property owners or provide proof that notices have been sent to these individuals. If the city’s animal control officer receives an objection within 10 days of the mailing, no permit will be issued.

The ordinance also specifies the location and size of chicken coops and runs. These details are available by visiting the city’s Web site, where the chicken provision is listed as Ordinance 108.

A notice is scheduled to run in the Daily Journal later this week or next week, and the ordinance will be effective 15 days later.

Council members voting against the ordinance were Jim Fish, 2nd Ward; Jay Cichosz, 3rd Ward; and Randy Synstelien, 4th Ward.

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