Houston, we have a(n ordinance) problem!

[Cynthia12]

WELCOME! You left Utah...we could have been neighbors. I'm in Spanish Fork.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hello and welcome to BYC - thanks for joining us. Please make yourself at home. I wish you luck with your project.

This is a useful link of “How to” BYC guides to take a look at announcements-feedback-issues-guides.3. I’d suggest including your location using the guide in the link. You can use this link to contact members in your area - Find your State's thread.

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[meglynnie]

Welcome to the flock!

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUN-omenal community! Best wishes and have lots of FUN!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
I hope everything works out for you. It's smart that you didn't just go ahead and get chickens because it's all too often that someone joins this forum to tell their story about how the city or town they lived in forced them to get rid of their chickens and how heart broken they and their kids were. Chickens truly are very addicting and people tend to fall in love with having them. I wish you the best of luck with your plans and hope you soon post pictures of your new flock!

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Hi and welcome to BYC! Glad to hear you are not trying to ignore or "skirt" the ordinance. I agree with getting clarification with your local entities. Hope it all works out for you and your family.

 

[Kiki]

Welcome to BYC.
We are glad you joined this flock!
Jump right in and make yourself at home.

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[sourland]

Good morning, and good luck in legally establishing your flock. Welcome to BYC.

 

[maybe]

Wow, 30! I'm just north of Fort Worth and my town only allows 3. We're getting our first chicks this month.

I can't even imagine having 30 in such a dense neighborhood! It was definitely written to effectively keep chickens out of the city. A standard lot is more like 50'x100'!

 

[maybe]

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I wonder if they made that ordinance to technically discourage having urban chickens, or if they really have no idea what they're doing. Hard to tell with lawmakers.

Most people in towns or cities really only want to own 3-6 chickens, and 15 would be considered a large flock (to me anyway). Thirty is extreme, though makes sense on such an enormous lot, but like you said, not common. Instead of waiting to see if the laws just change on their own, you could go directly to your city representatives and try to have it updated yourself. It only takes one persistent person to make a difference and many folks have been successful making practical changes in their town. Here is a link:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...you-change-your-local-chicken-l-o-r-e.316045/

Hope your dream of backyard chickening can (legally) come true!

Thank you for the links! I have some reading to do! From my research I think 4-6 would be about perfect. There is proposed legislation to supercede City ordinances and allow 6 chickens but that doesn't mean I shouldn't try to do something at the city level at the same time!