Yes! That makes a difference, imo. But the coop situation is still problematic for new birds. I wouldn't in your position, though, because of how neurotic my singleton is now. But that's just my two cents. You do what's right for you and your flock.
That's rediculous! Has anybody ever complained about your chickens? Do you have bad neighbors? People could not notice that you're over the limit if you're allowed to have chickens at all in your area and people know you have chickens and don't know that much about the specifics of the law or maybe even like you and your chickens. You may want to get just two of the breed, and if you're just one over the limit you may not be bothered with. What is the penalty for breaking this rule? If it's a cheap fine and nothing truly bad could happen to you and your chickens it may be worth a shot, but if it puts your chickens at risk of being confiscated and you at risk of jail-time, it certainly isn't. As for breeds, I would like to clarify. My mother has had multi-breed flocks plenty of times, and they get along fine and work together as a flock. The thing is they were raised together from chicks and then new-comers were properly introduced often-times along with their own buddies they'd been with since chicks or had become aclimated to. So if the chicken had an existing flock they had been apart of or some other chicken that had been raised with them that would work no matter the breed of the other chicken, at least in my experiance.
The penalty is a few thousand $ fine and 6 months jail time
I don’t want to risk going over the limit. I do live in a bit of a snobby suburban neighborhood in the city, to be fair 
