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What city limits are you located within? Have you checked the city code to see what it actually says? If it actiually says only two chickens without any provision for a distinction between acreages and "lots", I suggest approaching the city council and asking for a variance from the code for your property.
Just ran up to the city police to get a copy of the ordinance. It says "No person or household shall own, have, maintain, harbor, or allow, more than two of any type of animal, at any time except as follows:
1. A person or household shall be allowed to keep and maintain the offspring of said animals for only so long as necessary to raise, wean and remove said offspring. All offspring shall be promptly removed at the earliest possible time after weaning. If any question exists concerning whether any offspring have, or should have been, weaned and/or removed, such final determination shall be reasonably made by the appointed health officer of the City, or in his absence, by the City Manager.
2. Businesses which have as their primary business the breeding, raising and selling of animals, may operate, have, own, possess, and maintain more than two allowed animals of any type, PROVIDED said business is located in an area zoned for that type of business (which shall not include any type of residential zoning); and provided that said business has applied to, and received, a permit therefore from the City of Cleveland; and provided that the City of Cleveland, in issuing such permit, may limit the number of animals, by type, species or number, which said business may have or maintain.