1. Do not tell anyone you have them. 2. Hope no one discovers them and turns you in to code enforcement, because you will have no recourse. I agree 100%, it sucks. Ken Weir (city councilman) is my accountant, I plan on asking him about it the next time we talk.
you are 100% correct fudge, animal control does not handle this issue, it is a code enforcement issue. MsPickle, the code just recently changed. I am not sure exactly when the change happened but it is fairly recent. Until they altered the code we were allowed to keep chickens in R-1 zones in...
You know, this is a lot like the 2 garage sale a year limit they impose here as well. I just can't imagine the reasoning behind the chicken ordinance change. Sorry you are being forced to get rid of your birds, I am just glad I checked on the ordinance before I bought any. I wonder if we...
Looks like our fine Bakersfield city "leadership" have changed the fowl ordinance for our "protection". Chickens are no longer allowed in R-1 Zones, only R-S and there are almost NO R-S zones in Bakersfield. I am so glad they are looking out for our best interests...
Here is the new...