Hi Everyone,
So....I've kept chickens in Mahopac for about the past 5 years. I just received a violation stating that I need to "immediately rectify the issue." Apparently you need to be a working farm on at least 5 acres. I currently have 6 hens on just over 2 acres of land, plenty of space IMHO.
So, I'd like to challenge the ordinance, and hopefully come up with a modern, acceptable ordinance that everyone agrees on.
I have contacted the compliance officer to inquire how to seek a variance for the time being. I'd like to go to a Zoning Board of Appeals meeting to bring up changing the ordinance.
If you raise chicken/poultry in Carmel Ny or if you live in Carmel and are interested in helping us change this ordinance, please reply to this thread. I think we would need to get a large group of residents to call/ email the board and hopefully attend the meeting that we would eventually have. Hopefully we can raise our chickens without worrying about getting a ticket!
Any advise/ references/ contacts/ articles/ etc would be greatly appreciated!
Rob Lena
Mahopac, NY
So....I've kept chickens in Mahopac for about the past 5 years. I just received a violation stating that I need to "immediately rectify the issue." Apparently you need to be a working farm on at least 5 acres. I currently have 6 hens on just over 2 acres of land, plenty of space IMHO.
So, I'd like to challenge the ordinance, and hopefully come up with a modern, acceptable ordinance that everyone agrees on.
I have contacted the compliance officer to inquire how to seek a variance for the time being. I'd like to go to a Zoning Board of Appeals meeting to bring up changing the ordinance.
If you raise chicken/poultry in Carmel Ny or if you live in Carmel and are interested in helping us change this ordinance, please reply to this thread. I think we would need to get a large group of residents to call/ email the board and hopefully attend the meeting that we would eventually have. Hopefully we can raise our chickens without worrying about getting a ticket!
Any advise/ references/ contacts/ articles/ etc would be greatly appreciated!
Rob Lena
Mahopac, NY