I took some time to look at the codes........
I do not see anywhere that you are not allowed to have chickens. However there are restrictions on how poultry is being dealt with in the food industry, cockfighting and dyeing baby chicks....so nope, it does not say anywhere. You have to read the fine lines too and sometimes they like to twist the language around that it would be vague for citizens to read it.
I think Hanover Park has a NO CHICKEN policy. That is the only one I know of.
If the city officials say no you can not have chickens, stand up to them and say send me the copy of the ordiance that SAYS no poultry allowed. Many times, the clerk does not know or can read some of the ordiances, like mine here in Decatur, which I told the clerk to send me an ordiance hwoever there was a clause, a keyword....."Poultry are prohibited UNLESS (keyword) the neighbor's living residence is more than 75 feet away and blah, blah blah. So the tables were turned on them LOL and I even called the animal control which he said it was not a problem at all, just don't get roosters LOL! So I only have roosters in the winter months. No where in the ordiance it says you can have roosters but it would certainly go under the noise pollution such as barking dogs....
I do not see anywhere that you are not allowed to have chickens. However there are restrictions on how poultry is being dealt with in the food industry, cockfighting and dyeing baby chicks....so nope, it does not say anywhere. You have to read the fine lines too and sometimes they like to twist the language around that it would be vague for citizens to read it.
I think Hanover Park has a NO CHICKEN policy. That is the only one I know of.
If the city officials say no you can not have chickens, stand up to them and say send me the copy of the ordiance that SAYS no poultry allowed. Many times, the clerk does not know or can read some of the ordiances, like mine here in Decatur, which I told the clerk to send me an ordiance hwoever there was a clause, a keyword....."Poultry are prohibited UNLESS (keyword) the neighbor's living residence is more than 75 feet away and blah, blah blah. So the tables were turned on them LOL and I even called the animal control which he said it was not a problem at all, just don't get roosters LOL! So I only have roosters in the winter months. No where in the ordiance it says you can have roosters but it would certainly go under the noise pollution such as barking dogs....
