Minneapolis suburbs and the search for a chicken friendly one

[SarahLadd]

Hello all,

I recently went through a grueling search for a home in the Minneapolis greater Twin Cities area searching for suburbs that would allow my South Dakota transplant hens to move with me. I know there are a few resources dedicated to this subject, but most of that information is several years old, and information is dated and laws change constantly. So I thought I would share the fruits of my labor! Please by all means add to my list and correct me if my information is wrong, and fill in gaps I have on details and specifics. A lot of this information was really challenging to find, I read through a lot of city documentation and while some suburbs are really good about being up front about what you can and cannot do with animals on your property, some are just straight up wishy washy and gray. Additionally, most of my research is concentrated more north, because my husband works in Fridley and I work in the middle of downtown Minneapolis and the home search needed to make sense in that regard. Without further ado...

NO CHICKENS AT ALL

Brooklyn Park
Champlin
Chanhassen
Hopkins
Lino Lakes
Plymouth
Saint Louis Park
Wayzata
Columbia Heights

CHICKENS ALLOWED

Blaine: Up to six hens, no roosters, one time licensing fee of $45, subject to approval with coop inspection. Additional rules may apply, contact 763-785-6180 for more information.
Circle Pines: Four hens allowed on property exceeding 10k square feet lot. Chickens must be kept in coop/run, minimum run space of 4 square feet per bird. Neighborhood approval permit required with 70% approval needed. See link for details: http://www.ci.circle-pines.mn.us/index.asp?SEC=D1FE532B-3FD7-491B-B3B2-2378B7ACB4B1&Type=B_BASIC
Eden Prairie: Up to four hens, $75 one time license fee, inspections required
Golden Valley: Up to 4 hens, annual license and inspection required, with a laundry list of other requirements for the coop and run. See link for details: http://www.goldenvalleymn.gov/homeyard/yards/keeping-of-chickens.php
Lexington: Up to 4 hens allowed, 10k square feet+ of acreage required, License fee of $75, 70% approval of adjacent neighboring properties required.PDF of permit application found here: http://www.ci.lexington.mn.us/page/govt_permits
Maple Grove: A minimum of 1 acre lot size for 6 hens allowed. No information given for less than 6 hens on less lot. More information needed
Maplewood: 10 hens allowed, permit required, 100% approval from adjacent neighbors, and a laundry list of rules on where the coop and run can be and how big it is and other stuff. See link for details: http://maplewoodmn.gov/1012/Raising-Chickens
Minnetonka: One hen allowed per 1/10th acre of property, fencing required. See link for details: https://eminnetonka.com/animals/backyard-chicken-fowl
Mounds View: No hen limit(?), $100 license required and $30 yearly renewal, fence required. Information obtained from news articles, documentation required
New Brighton: 6 hens allowed with no further restrictions(?) Documentation needed.
New Hope: I called the city because their website contains no information. I was told verbally that I am allowed to have three hens, no roosters, in my yard without a permit. I have no documentation that can verify this. More information is needed.
Oakdale: Hens allowed, permit required, cryptic suggestion to call Oakdale PD for more information. See link for details: http://www.ci.oakdale.mn.us/548/Pets
Osseo: I haven't been able to find any documentation suggesting that chickens are or are not allowed. More information needed
Ramsey: On a quarter acre or less, four hens are allowed. More hens allowed with greater parcels of land. Documentation needed
Roseville: Up to 3 hens allowed on residential property. See Link for details: http://sterlingcodifiers.com/codebook/index.php?book_id=452&section_id=739454
Shoreview: On parcels less than 2 acres, up to four hens are allowed. Permit required with renewal every 2 years of $30. Fencing required. Roosters allowed! See link for details: https://www.shoreviewmn.gov/services/animals/chicken-licenses

Thanks for reading!

 

[duluthralphie]

Hello all,

I recently went through a grueling search for a home in the Minneapolis greater Twin Cities area searching for suburbs that would allow my South Dakota transplant hens to move with me. I know there are a few resources dedicated to this subject, but most of that information is several years old, and information is dated and laws change constantly. So I thought I would share the fruits of my labor! Please by all means add to my list and correct me if my information is wrong, and fill in gaps I have on details and specifics. A lot of this information was really challenging to find, I read through a lot of city documentation and while some suburbs are really good about being up front about what you can and cannot do with animals on your property, some are just straight up wishy washy and gray. Additionally, most of my research is concentrated more north, because my husband works in Fridley and I work in the middle of downtown Minneapolis and the home search needed to make sense in that regard. Without further ado...

NO CHICKENS AT ALL

Brooklyn Park
Champlin
Chanhassen
Hopkins
Lino Lakes
Plymouth
Saint Louis Park
Wayzata
Columbia Heights

CHICKENS ALLOWED

Blaine: Up to six hens, no roosters, one time licensing fee of $45, subject to approval with coop inspection. Additional rules may apply, contact 763-785-6180 for more information.
Circle Pines: Four hens allowed on property exceeding 10k square feet lot. Chickens must be kept in coop/run, minimum run space of 4 square feet per bird. Neighborhood approval permit required with 70% approval needed. See link for details: http://www.ci.circle-pines.mn.us/index.asp?SEC=D1FE532B-3FD7-491B-B3B2-2378B7ACB4B1&Type=B_BASIC
Eden Prairie: Up to four hens, $75 one time license fee, inspections required
Golden Valley: Up to 4 hens, annual license and inspection required, with a laundry list of other requirements for the coop and run. See link for details: http://www.goldenvalleymn.gov/homeyard/yards/keeping-of-chickens.php
Lexington: Up to 4 hens allowed, 10k square feet+ of acreage required, License fee of $75, 70% approval of adjacent neighboring properties required.PDF of permit application found here: http://www.ci.lexington.mn.us/page/govt_permits
Maple Grove: A minimum of 1 acre lot size for 6 hens allowed. No information given for less than 6 hens on less lot. More information needed
Maplewood: 10 hens allowed, permit required, 100% approval from adjacent neighbors, and a laundry list of rules on where the coop and run can be and how big it is and other stuff. See link for details: http://maplewoodmn.gov/1012/Raising-Chickens
Minnetonka: One hen allowed per 1/10th acre of property, fencing required. See link for details: https://eminnetonka.com/animals/backyard-chicken-fowl
Mounds View: No hen limit(?), $100 license required and $30 yearly renewal, fence required. Information obtained from news articles, documentation required
New Brighton: 6 hens allowed with no further restrictions(?) Documentation needed.
New Hope: I called the city because their website contains no information. I was told verbally that I am allowed to have three hens, no roosters, in my yard without a permit. I have no documentation that can verify this. More information is needed.
Oakdale: Hens allowed, permit required, cryptic suggestion to call Oakdale PD for more information. See link for details: http://www.ci.oakdale.mn.us/548/Pets
Osseo: I haven't been able to find any documentation suggesting that chickens are or are not allowed. More information needed
Ramsey: On a quarter acre or less, four hens are allowed. More hens allowed with greater parcels of land. Documentation needed
Roseville: Up to 3 hens allowed on residential property. See Link for details: http://sterlingcodifiers.com/codebook/index.php?book_id=452&section_id=739454
Shoreview: On parcels less than 2 acres, up to four hens are allowed. Permit required with renewal every 2 years of $30. Fencing required. Roosters allowed! See link for details: https://www.shoreviewmn.gov/services/animals/chicken-licenses

Thanks for reading!

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Did you try the next group north, Ham Lake, Andover, Bethel, East Bethel, St Francis. I think most of them allow chickens.

 

[MamaInPajamas]

Columbia Heights - technically, no...HOWEVER...we had chickens there for several years (as did others). City council took it up several times and the general consensus was - work it out with your neighbors. Ours were all ok with it so we were good to go.
Mounds View - the limit is 8 chickens/ducks. No roosters, no drakes. You must apply for a permit and they notify everyone within 350’ of your property line. Othets can then comment but final decision is with city council. There’s a public hearing where they vote.

 

[JackJack8ack]

Hello all,

I recently went through a grueling search for a home in the Minneapolis greater Twin Cities area searching for suburbs that would allow my South Dakota transplant hens to move with me. I know there are a few resources dedicated to this subject, but most of that information is several years old, and information is dated and laws change constantly. So I thought I would share the fruits of my labor! Please by all means add to my list and correct me if my information is wrong, and fill in gaps I have on details and specifics. A lot of this information was really challenging to find, I read through a lot of city documentation and while some suburbs are really good about being up front about what you can and cannot do with animals on your property, some are just straight up wishy washy and gray. Additionally, most of my research is concentrated more north, because my husband works in Fridley and I work in the middle of downtown Minneapolis and the home search needed to make sense in that regard. Without further ado...

NO CHICKENS AT ALL

Brooklyn Park
Champlin
Chanhassen
Hopkins
Lino Lakes
Plymouth
Saint Louis Park
Wayzata
Columbia Heights

CHICKENS ALLOWED

Blaine: Up to six hens, no roosters, one time licensing fee of $45, subject to approval with coop inspection. Additional rules may apply, contact 763-785-6180 for more information.
Circle Pines: Four hens allowed on property exceeding 10k square feet lot. Chickens must be kept in coop/run, minimum run space of 4 square feet per bird. Neighborhood approval permit required with 70% approval needed. See link for details: http://www.ci.circle-pines.mn.us/index.asp?SEC=D1FE532B-3FD7-491B-B3B2-2378B7ACB4B1&Type=B_BASIC
Eden Prairie: Up to four hens, $75 one time license fee, inspections required
Golden Valley: Up to 4 hens, annual license and inspection required, with a laundry list of other requirements for the coop and run. See link for details: http://www.goldenvalleymn.gov/homeyard/yards/keeping-of-chickens.php
Lexington: Up to 4 hens allowed, 10k square feet+ of acreage required, License fee of $75, 70% approval of adjacent neighboring properties required.PDF of permit application found here: http://www.ci.lexington.mn.us/page/govt_permits
Maple Grove: A minimum of 1 acre lot size for 6 hens allowed. No information given for less than 6 hens on less lot. More information needed
Maplewood: 10 hens allowed, permit required, 100% approval from adjacent neighbors, and a laundry list of rules on where the coop and run can be and how big it is and other stuff. See link for details: http://maplewoodmn.gov/1012/Raising-Chickens
Minnetonka: One hen allowed per 1/10th acre of property, fencing required. See link for details: https://eminnetonka.com/animals/backyard-chicken-fowl
Mounds View: No hen limit(?), $100 license required and $30 yearly renewal, fence required. Information obtained from news articles, documentation required
New Brighton: 6 hens allowed with no further restrictions(?) Documentation needed.
New Hope: I called the city because their website contains no information. I was told verbally that I am allowed to have three hens, no roosters, in my yard without a permit. I have no documentation that can verify this. More information is needed.
Oakdale: Hens allowed, permit required, cryptic suggestion to call Oakdale PD for more information. See link for details: http://www.ci.oakdale.mn.us/548/Pets
Osseo: I haven't been able to find any documentation suggesting that chickens are or are not allowed. More information needed
Ramsey: On a quarter acre or less, four hens are allowed. More hens allowed with greater parcels of land. Documentation needed
Roseville: Up to 3 hens allowed on residential property. See Link for details: http://sterlingcodifiers.com/codebook/index.php?book_id=452&section_id=739454
Shoreview: On parcels less than 2 acres, up to four hens are allowed. Permit required with renewal every 2 years of $30. Fencing required. Roosters allowed! See link for details: https://www.shoreviewmn.gov/services/animals/chicken-licenses

Thanks for reading!

I disagree with what you say in Columbia Heights. No, there aren't any formal rules about keeping chickens in the city, but I know quite a few people in the city with chickens, ducks, quails, etc. One person I visit regularly has 12 chickens and 6 ducks, one of which is in my profile picture. Even the mayor and a city council member own chickens! There are a few roosters in the city, but not a lot. I know only 2 that live in the city. That council member owns a rooster but he stays in her garage so the neighbors don't complain as much. There is also a Serama rooster but is not that loud. Still, I condemn keeping roosters here or in any suburban city. Basically, if there are no rules about keeping chickens, and the mayor and a council member have some, you probably can go ahead and raise chickens here.

 

[duluthralphie]

I disagree with what you say in Columbia Heights. No, there aren't any formal rules about keeping chickens in the city, but I know quite a few people in the city with chickens, ducks, quails, etc. One person I visit regularly has 12 chickens and 6 ducks, one of which is in my profile picture. Even the mayor and a city council member own chickens! There are a few roosters in the city, but not a lot. I know only 2 that live in the city. That council member owns a rooster but he stays in her garage so the neighbors don't complain as much. There is also a Serama rooster but is not that loud. Still, I condemn keeping roosters here or in any suburban city. Basically, if there are no rules about keeping chickens, and the mayor and a council member have some, you probably can go ahead and raise chickens here.

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