TSArmendarez
Chirping
So. Before I begin, I must openly admit that this is all my fault. As a recent first time home owner, I was ecstatic and jumped into getting my 6 chicken flock with both feet. I did not check zoning. There are a few other people in the neighborhood that have chickens, and at one time a lady up the street even had horses, so I didnt think twice about it.
Now, after a TON of work building a nice coop and raising our birds, who are just about to lay, my neighbor called zoning and today we recieved a violation. She also reported us for an entertainment center and desk that are sitting off to the side in my driveway under a tarp from a garage sale I had LAST WEEKEND waiting for Easter Seals to come get it tomorrow.
(And let me be clear, apart from the chickens, she deserves such abuse. She's rude, her fence is dilapidated and nearly falling down, and she refuses to trim her 30 foot trees that are along her front lawn that are a terrible obstruction to view the road when we pull out, and almost entirely block the sight lines. I've almost been hit several times just trying to get out of my driveway. And once she tried to bully past me INTO MY HOUSE to "see the baby." I almost had to push her out of my doorway. This was after meeting her ONE time.)
So, we're in violation. Our ordinance allows chickens if you have an acre, and one chicken for every 5,448 sq feet. We have .33 acres and 6 chickens.
They are well cared for, the coop does not smell, they are never in anyone else's yard and only in our back yard, and our back yard is 1/2 fenced. I have 7 days from today until inspection.
Yes I know it was her because all of our other neighbors know about the chickens and have no problem with them whatsoever.
So. Point: should I fight the ordinance for a variation or change. If so, how does one go about that?
Thanks, and as I've stated, I know it's my fault.
Now, after a TON of work building a nice coop and raising our birds, who are just about to lay, my neighbor called zoning and today we recieved a violation. She also reported us for an entertainment center and desk that are sitting off to the side in my driveway under a tarp from a garage sale I had LAST WEEKEND waiting for Easter Seals to come get it tomorrow.
(And let me be clear, apart from the chickens, she deserves such abuse. She's rude, her fence is dilapidated and nearly falling down, and she refuses to trim her 30 foot trees that are along her front lawn that are a terrible obstruction to view the road when we pull out, and almost entirely block the sight lines. I've almost been hit several times just trying to get out of my driveway. And once she tried to bully past me INTO MY HOUSE to "see the baby." I almost had to push her out of my doorway. This was after meeting her ONE time.)
So, we're in violation. Our ordinance allows chickens if you have an acre, and one chicken for every 5,448 sq feet. We have .33 acres and 6 chickens.
They are well cared for, the coop does not smell, they are never in anyone else's yard and only in our back yard, and our back yard is 1/2 fenced. I have 7 days from today until inspection.
Yes I know it was her because all of our other neighbors know about the chickens and have no problem with them whatsoever.
So. Point: should I fight the ordinance for a variation or change. If so, how does one go about that?
Thanks, and as I've stated, I know it's my fault.