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  1. BobbleHeadOwl

    Ordinance has changed (for the worse) in Marion, Ohio. Advice?

    Quote: Will do, thanks. I'm also going to ask the neighbors across the street who have been keeping chickens for years what their inspection experience was like.
  2. BobbleHeadOwl

    Ordinance has changed (for the worse) in Marion, Ohio. Advice?

    Quote: Yes, everything in our homelife gets incorporated into homeschooling. If I'm doing it, the kids are learning about it. I have written up an outline of curriculum incorporating the chickens in case I am questioned about it, but it didn't seem like I would be. Now I have to figure out...
  3. BobbleHeadOwl

    Ordinance has changed (for the worse) in Marion, Ohio. Advice?

    UPDATE: I spoke directly with the Director of Public Safety for Marion today, and he said that the 100' setback CAN apply to the chicken owner's residence but that he doesn't enforce it that way. Also, in cases where the chickens will be closer to 100' to a neighbor's residence/business, as...
  4. BobbleHeadOwl

    What is a reasonable setback?

    Quote: the set back applies to your own house too? that seems quite silly. I don't think that this can affect you since you had chickens before this law/change was enacted. I'm not 100% but I think there is a way to keep everything in your yard the same since it was there before all this...
  5. BobbleHeadOwl

    Hello from Marion, Ohio!

    Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! This has to be one of the friendliest forums around.
  6. BobbleHeadOwl

    Hello from Marion, Ohio!

    I've already posted a few times and finally realized that perhaps I should introduce myself. I'm a homeschoolin' mama of 4 children trying her hand at homesteading in the suburbs. Though I don't have any chickens yet, this isn't a new idea for me. I've been trying to gently convince my...
  7. BobbleHeadOwl

    How do I find out?

    It's in your town's by-laws (page 57, I think): http://www.leicesterma.org/townclerk/generalbylaws/Final%20copy-General%20ByLaw-2010.pdf Looks to me like you're good to go.
  8. BobbleHeadOwl

    'nuf said!

    This is so precious, and I DO need 12 hens to keep us in eggs.
  9. BobbleHeadOwl

    What is a reasonable setback?

    Quote: Hear hear to that! I think the setback rule is often used more as a tool to ensure that chickens aren't kept without actually going the full mile and banning them.
  10. BobbleHeadOwl

    Ordinance has changed (for the worse) in Marion, Ohio. Advice?

    Thanks to both of you for the replies! I specifically asked about the setback distance and was told that it did indeed apply to my own house as well for matters of sanitation, but I've placed another call to make sure I understood correctly and was understood correctly. It doesn't matter much...
  11. BobbleHeadOwl

    egg inside a egg

    That is pretty exceptional! Thanks for sharing.
  12. BobbleHeadOwl

    Central Ohio-The wheels may be turning!!

    I hope it goes well! Maybe we should start looking for houses in Westerville.
  13. BobbleHeadOwl

    What is a reasonable setback?

    Quote: Yes, the ordinance says it must be 100' from ANY residence/business. It doesn't make any sense to me either.
  14. BobbleHeadOwl

    What is a reasonable setback?

    Our city just recently changed the ordinance dealing with setbacks. Previously, the coop had to be at least 30' from any residence/business. Now it's been changed to 100', and this effectively bans chickens from the vast majority of the city's lots. Unfortunately, I wasn't aware of the CC...
  15. BobbleHeadOwl

    Ordinance has changed (for the worse) in Marion, Ohio. Advice?

    After five years of trying to convince my husband that a few laying hens would be an AWESOME addition to our backyard, he finally agreed! Unfortunately, when I received my permit application in the mail I was also informed that the city ordinances had changed. They were not changed on the...
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