KillaJake99
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- Feb 2, 2020
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Hey everyone, I'm Jake and I joined because I want to own and raise chickens, but the zoning code of my town prohibits such.
Ideally, I would own 4-6 Easter Egger Bantam chickens, in a home-made coop and run in my backyard.
I have already done calculations in terms of necessary square footage both inside their coop and their run.
I have favorited and bookmarked several sites with items to order and info to reread.
Greece, NY is really strict, despite the city of Rochester, the town of Irondequoit, and several other towns within Monroe County being very lax on chickens.
If we lived in the city, we could house up to 30, provided their habitat meets the cities code. In Irondequoit, we could have either 4 or 6, I'm not 100% certain.
Codes include: https://ecode360.com/10841056 211-30
Essentially, I cannot have chickens unless my property meets the following criterea: A lot or any combination of contiguous lots either owned or leased which comprises not less than 10 acres in area and which is principally used for agricultural purposes, including but not limited to horticulture; plant nurseries; apiaries; fish hatcheries; animal or poultry husbandry; dairying; pasturing; and the customary accessory structures necessary for the storage or sale of the agricultural goods produced on said lot. This definition shall not include stables, as defined by this chapter, or stockyards or commercial feedlots.
Since I do not have 10 acres of land, and since I live in my house rather than doing other agricultural things primarily, I am out of luck unless I appeal to the Zoning Board of Appeals.
They require paperwork, and a current survey of the premises, the cost of both totaling not much less than $700 according to my research. What's worse is that they can force an applicant to go through all of these financial and logistical hurdles, only to deny their appeal with minimal reasoning. The main concerns include noise nuisances and odor it seems.
Everywhere I look, I see people suggesting getting the neighbors on board, potentially bribing them with free eggs during the most bountiful months, and coming to an agreement where they don't report you, and the town never finds out to punish me.
I'd rather do this legally to avoid fines and potentially losing my future fluffybutts but the town doesn't seem keen on changing, and moving isn't in the cards.
I suppose I'm just a new member, distressed with the possibility of not being able to own fluffybutts. Any advice is welcome. Thank you!
Ideally, I would own 4-6 Easter Egger Bantam chickens, in a home-made coop and run in my backyard.
I have already done calculations in terms of necessary square footage both inside their coop and their run.
I have favorited and bookmarked several sites with items to order and info to reread.
Greece, NY is really strict, despite the city of Rochester, the town of Irondequoit, and several other towns within Monroe County being very lax on chickens.
If we lived in the city, we could house up to 30, provided their habitat meets the cities code. In Irondequoit, we could have either 4 or 6, I'm not 100% certain.
Codes include: https://ecode360.com/10841056 211-30
Essentially, I cannot have chickens unless my property meets the following criterea: A lot or any combination of contiguous lots either owned or leased which comprises not less than 10 acres in area and which is principally used for agricultural purposes, including but not limited to horticulture; plant nurseries; apiaries; fish hatcheries; animal or poultry husbandry; dairying; pasturing; and the customary accessory structures necessary for the storage or sale of the agricultural goods produced on said lot. This definition shall not include stables, as defined by this chapter, or stockyards or commercial feedlots.
Since I do not have 10 acres of land, and since I live in my house rather than doing other agricultural things primarily, I am out of luck unless I appeal to the Zoning Board of Appeals.
They require paperwork, and a current survey of the premises, the cost of both totaling not much less than $700 according to my research. What's worse is that they can force an applicant to go through all of these financial and logistical hurdles, only to deny their appeal with minimal reasoning. The main concerns include noise nuisances and odor it seems.
Everywhere I look, I see people suggesting getting the neighbors on board, potentially bribing them with free eggs during the most bountiful months, and coming to an agreement where they don't report you, and the town never finds out to punish me.
I'd rather do this legally to avoid fines and potentially losing my future fluffybutts but the town doesn't seem keen on changing, and moving isn't in the cards.
I suppose I'm just a new member, distressed with the possibility of not being able to own fluffybutts. Any advice is welcome. Thank you!
Glad you joined.
