The keeping of chickens on residential properties:
No roosters are permitted.
Free ranging chickens is not permitted.
Limit of 8 chickens per lot.
Chickens must be kept in the backyard/rear of the property.
A minimum of four (4) square feet of space per chicken shall be provided in a securely...
Okay, So I have a letter I plan to send to every council member, including the mayor, of my village soon. (They currently do not allow chickens on residential properties) The PDF is what I have so far... Any Suggestions/Edits/Changes you think I should make?? Please, keep in mind I am trying to...
There are some here on BYC that are concerned this would threaten their current laws which may have NO Limitations on the number of livestock you are allowed to have. I think the newest version of the bill covers this? Perhaps some of you could give it a read and give your opinions on it?
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Here is a thread specifically about HB 124 if you are interested:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/support-ohio-house-bill-124.1375850/#post-22617455
It had its first meeting with the Agriculture & Rural Development Comittee on Nov 18th 2020 and the latest version can be found there.
http://ohiohouse.gov/committee/agriculture-and-rural-development
Here you go (The latest version of the bill)
You will find the answer here: Applicability of Local Regulations
"The small livestock unit chart does not apply to a person if a local government, by law, allows the number of units of small livestock kept on a parcel of residential property to...
To clarify for you all :) The bill actually addresses this very issue. This bill will NOT change any laws that are currently in place for those already allowed to have livestock, this bill is only for cities/towns/districts who do not permit or ban small livestock... such as those in residential...
No, I didn't mention it :( But the woman sounded pretty stern about her answer, so I doubt if anything I said would have helped. Same. I would have loved to see something in writing as well :(
Okay, So I finally got in touch with someone in the admin office and they said
...there are NO BYC allowed in Camden :(
This is extremely disappointing to hear (especially since I considered Camden such a wonderful town because of its small town charm)
I still have a chance if the OHIO HB...
THANK YOU!
I called the village admin office today... no answer. I left a message so hopefully they will call me back soon. I also took it a step further and called the Preble County Zoning Manager and he informed me that it would be entirely up to The Camden Village Council. Neither of us are...
UPDATE!
Okay, So I called the Village of Camden and no one picked up (I left a message)... I then called Preble County Zoning Office. The Preble County Zoning Office Manager said it would be entirely up to the Village of Camden so... cross yer fingers folks!
(So far I have seen no ordinance...