Glendale, AZ Backyard Chickens

[City farm]

Hi Glendale folks -- Congratulations!!  I am so happy that all of your hard work has paid off.

We are in the process of trying to expand our ordinance to have hens on smaller properties.  Our ordinance was put in place by someone disgruntled with a neighbor in the 1980s.  So now 99% of our town (because of property size) cannot have hens.

We are trying to educate, but even after that we keep hearing from the opposing folks "I just don't want to have hens in Camp Hill". 

What are some strategies for overcoming this resistance?  Can you offer some advice?

Thanks so much!

Where are you located?

 

[AZNATYVE]

The city of Glendale, AZ Planning and Zoning are reviewing the zoning and will possibly be making amendments to the code for backyard chickens in all single-family residential housing in Glendale, AZ.
We need support, we need Glendale residents to sign petitions and volunteer to collect signatures from their neighbors. The neighbors don't have to want chickens, just sign that they are okay if their neighbors have chickens.
There is a facebook page Glendale Backyard Farmers Movement, see link below, all information about upcoming meetings will be posted there. If you reside in Glendale, please ask to join to stay updated. If you already reside in a city that allows chickens your input is valuable too. The city of Glendale needs to know if you've had any issues with neighbor complaints or your experience of having a neighbor with chickens.
There are a lot of naysayers and fear mongers who don't understand backyard chickens, who are voicing their opinion for not supporting this.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/336573933344032/

 

[AZNATYVE]

On February 7, 2017 City of Glendale Council decided not to move forwarded with the chicken ordinance.

Backyard Chickens are still illegal unless you are zoned for it in the City of Glendale, AZ....

There is still an underground movement going though. If you want to stay up on it, please ask to join our group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/336573933344032/

We are trying to determine what our next step will be in this process.