Barberton and Norton, Ohio

[BluePolish5]

I am also in Barberton and am planning to get chickens. I would like to work with fellow chicken owners to changet he code. In the meantime, I am moving forward with my plan and will raise them illegally. Any helpful info regarding how to go about changing the ordinance in town would be helpful.

Hello are you still trying to do this?

 

[Forgiven_bob]

Hello are you still trying to do this?

Hello,
I live in Hinckley and raise chickens no problem. But I have friends in Akron and Barberton who would like to raise them also, but are afraid of the city..
I'd be happy to help anyway I can, to further and support the cause.
Is there someone I could talk with that is organizing this topic.?

 

[Forgiven_bob]

Hello are you still trying to do this?

Hello,
I would like to help organize a movement for raising chickens in Akron and Barberton..

 

[Saltytalty]

It just so happens that I live in Barberton and I'm in the process of appealing a notice from the Building Department that I remove my chickens from my property here in the city. According to the city's interpretation of the law, I am not allowed to have chickens in the city. According to my interpretation, the law is too vague and doesn't prohibit chickens.

Check out the language I found in the Barberton Development Code and make your own decision. I can't say anything about Norton since I haven't researched their laws. But the man who sold me my chickens lives in Norton and has many dozens of chickens.

Here's the BDC language:
1140.01 Accessory Uses and Projections
(a) General Provisions
(4) Only "Domestic Animals" as defined in Chapter 1360 shall be permitted on Residential Single-Family, Two-
Family and Multi-Family lots, Zoning Code District, RA, RS, RT and RM.
(Ord. 157-2003. Passed 12-15-03.)

1360 defines a "domestic animal" as:
(58) Domestic Animal:
A cat, dog, or other small animal of the types commonly maintained as household pets.

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If you interpret a domestic chicken (Domesticus Gallus Gallus) to be in violation of this law because it is not specifically permitted, would you then also have to say that ferrets, rabbits, mice, hamsters, lizards, parrots and any other animal that isn't a cat or dog to also be in violation? That is a bit absurd, in my opinion. Who defines what a common household pet is? Is a ferret permitted and a fish prohibited? Mammals okay but birds and reptiles are not? When you don't define something, who decides what the intent of the law was?

I cited this web site, among many others, and several recent newspaper articles, as evidence that chickens ARE common household pets. Tens of thousands of people keep chickens as pets. I believe that makes them both a small animal and a "common" household pet.

Send me a private email. I'd like to get in touch with your friend if they live in Barberton so that perhaps we can cooperate on addressing this issue. I've got a June 16 zoning appeal hearing and I wouldn't mind having some support.

My name is vickie talty an i am tentatively told i have to remove my chickens also how do i go about fighting this an i called the city before getting them told it was ok evan had a city inspector tell it was ok as long as they remained on my property. If you would call or text me sum info on how to fight this that would be great!! I am also in barberton 330-400-7546