23 December 2008

Cleveland Allows City Chicken Coops

...The new law would change that, requiring just 5 feet of side setback and 18 inches of rear setback for coops and hives. But there are new constraints too: The law would limit the number of chickens to one per 800 square feet of property (that's six chickens for the average 4,800-square-foot lot) and one beehive per 2,400 square feet. Roosters would get the boot completely unless you've got a full acre. ("It's not gender discrimination," says Brown. "They tend to be noisier than their female colleagues.")

Perhaps the most contentious changes: licensing and building department requirements, lot diagramming and new fees to pay for the added oversight. Brown says, however, that if coops are kept smaller than 8 feet high and 30 feet square, building fees can be waived. But there still would be a permit fee of around $40.

4 comments:

VisuaLingual said...

That's awesome. I lived next-door to chickens in Oakland; it's not as crazy or country as people might think!

5chw4r7z said...

I want me some fresh eggs!

CityKin said...

It is against zoning code in most Cincinnati neighborhoods. Maybe that should change.

Randy Simes said...

Chickens coops are very popular with many people from South America. Maybe this is something that could be changed here. Interesting to see this happening in Cleveland though.