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Ugh! Why must this be so difficult? I just got off the phone with the head of the zoning board, and he told me that because our ordinances do not specify that you CAN have chickens in the city, you can't. You are only allowed to have them if you live in an area zoned agricultural or...

Quote: You could always say that you're calling for a friend who is thinking of moving to your town and who already owns chickens.

Thank you to all who responded. You've given me a lot of great info and suggestions. I'll be doing some more checking and making a few phone calls, hopefully they'll give me the green light to raise chickens! Jen

Quote: Thank you! I don't know how I missed that post before! Well, according to the info there, chickens ARE allowed in Miamisburg. I will double check before going ahead, but this is so awesome to know! I've wanted to have chickens for the longest time now, and always thought they...

Quote: We were just joking about the free ranging part. I just found it amusing that the ordinance forbade the penning, but not the keeping, of chickens. We don't have any neighbors whose property directly abuts ours. All our neighbors are across the street from us. The one building...

Quote: The zoning districts aren't available online, but I am 99% certain that we live in a residential district.

Hi! I live within the city limits, and am trying to understand our city ordinances regarding chickens. When I looked up the Animal Ordinances, this is what I found: No person shall own or harbor any wild or exotic animal. (1) Exceptions to this prohibition are touring animal exhibitions...

Quote: I did talk to someone on the phone, he was very nice, sympathetic to my quest, as his family raised chickens when he was a boy. I was just hoping to see the actual codes in print, to read them myself. I'm sure I could probably get a printed copy if I called the city, I just thought...

Quote: I have been all over that website and can't find anything pertaining to chickens. It seems to me that the codes/ordinances must be available somehow, otherwise, how are people supposed to be expected to follow them? So frustrating!

I talked to someone from the City and was told that chickens are only allowed in areas zoned agricultural, but I'd like to see the codes for myself, and I can't find them anywhere. I've searched for codes, ordinances, laws, you name it, and I just can't find them! It's driving me crazy! If...

Hi everyone! I'm Jen, from Miamisburg, Ohio. I don't have any chickens yet, as we live downtown and currently chickens are allowed only in rural areas. I'm really enjoying this forum, there is a wealth of information here!

Hi everyone! I'm from Miamisburg, just south of Dayton. Don't own any chickens yet, as we live downtown and the laws here say you can only have chickens in areas zoned agricultural.