Can I have chickens in the city?
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SVMC 19.65.020(A) 7 - In residential areas, the keeping of chickens is subject to the following conditions:
a. A maximum of one chicken may be raised or kept per 2,000 gross square feet of lot area, with a maximum of 25 birds allowed;
b. The keeping of roosters is prohibited;
c. Pens, coops, hutches, or similar containment structures shall be kept a minimum of 20 feet from the front property line and five feet from side and rear property lines;
d. Pens, coops, hutches, or similar containment structures shall be kept a minimum of 25 feet from dwellings on neighboring properties; and e. All chickens shall be contained within the subject property.
Updated 4/24/2018 4:59 PM