Anybody live with rules that require you to have a secure coop and covered run built for your chickens? How would something like this be worded?
I am trying to write an amendment to our covenents to allow homeowners to have a small backyard flock. The concern most of the neighbors that I have talked to is that the one lousy homeowner in the subdivision would get chickens and create problems (smell, mess, eyesore, ...). In an attempt to limit who gets chickens to those who would take care of them, I am going to propose that the covenents require a secure coop and covered run be built in order to have chickens. This structure would also need to be approved by the architecture committee - accessory buildings are already covered by the covenants - but they are not very picky, mainly looking at location and structure so that it sorta matches the other buildings on the individual lots.
Yeah, I addmit that we are a little snobby, but there are no trees in the area and we all have to look at everyone elses yard. Everyone gets along fairly well, except for lousy neighbor (other nick-names withheld to protect the sensibilities of the reader)
With the number of hawks, eagles, coyotes, fox, badger, and dogs at large (only 2 at this time), I also think having a secure-covered run is neccessary to anyone with chickens out here on the prairie. Even without anyone having "prey" as pets, we have hawks and eagles sitting on fence posts all the time. I'm taking like everyday you can spot at least one in the subdivision. One of the neighbors won't let her little dogs (King Cavalier Spanials) out without being with them because she had a golden eagle circling the yard one day and "eyeing them up for lunch".
I have the impression, that without significant restrictions included, an ammendment to allow chickens would not be passed.
I am trying to write an amendment to our covenents to allow homeowners to have a small backyard flock. The concern most of the neighbors that I have talked to is that the one lousy homeowner in the subdivision would get chickens and create problems (smell, mess, eyesore, ...). In an attempt to limit who gets chickens to those who would take care of them, I am going to propose that the covenents require a secure coop and covered run be built in order to have chickens. This structure would also need to be approved by the architecture committee - accessory buildings are already covered by the covenants - but they are not very picky, mainly looking at location and structure so that it sorta matches the other buildings on the individual lots.
Yeah, I addmit that we are a little snobby, but there are no trees in the area and we all have to look at everyone elses yard. Everyone gets along fairly well, except for lousy neighbor (other nick-names withheld to protect the sensibilities of the reader)
With the number of hawks, eagles, coyotes, fox, badger, and dogs at large (only 2 at this time), I also think having a secure-covered run is neccessary to anyone with chickens out here on the prairie. Even without anyone having "prey" as pets, we have hawks and eagles sitting on fence posts all the time. I'm taking like everyday you can spot at least one in the subdivision. One of the neighbors won't let her little dogs (King Cavalier Spanials) out without being with them because she had a golden eagle circling the yard one day and "eyeing them up for lunch".
I have the impression, that without significant restrictions included, an ammendment to allow chickens would not be passed.
