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Follow the rules and get rid of them.Then move if you want livestock.Until you move enjoy your time outside in your yard.Rules are rules whether you know them or not.
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This is excellent advice. If you're going to be pulled into enforcement, document, document, document!Read the rules very closely. Be certain the definition of 'livestock' includes or does not include poultry. In my city, poultry in not considered 'livestock'. Cattle, horses, pigs and such are 'livestock'. Maybe getting rid of just the rooster would help diminish the 'noise'. My next door neighbors liked hearing the chickens sing the egg song! Journal dogs barking, leaf blowers, lawn mowers, diesel engines running and such. Our city ordinance has a decibel limit and a diesel truck is loud enough to be considered a nusiance! Move the coop away from the offended party, keep copies of any and all exchanges and maybe provide your girls with plenty of activity to keep their attention. My girls have calmed down a lot with time, but the first year they sang loud and proud. Also, if you were there before any ordinances came into place, you should be 'grandfathered' in. Next you will need to start petitioning to change the ordinance. Having a good face to face with your neighbor to find out what exactly the issues are. Is it when they are laying eggs and singing or is she worried about the smell? What time of the day does she have a problem with? Fact finding can help the situation. Addressing the situation head on, even when awkward, is the best way to deal with it.