Towns in New England with recent chicken debates?

[dweeter]

HI everybody,
I am doing some research as a (hopefully) someday-chicken owner in a Connecticut town with a ban on chickens (Hamden), and as a college professor with an interest in land use debates like those over chicken ordinances.

I'm looking for information from other towns that have recently struggled with this issue both as a prelude to our approach here in Hamden and as part of a larger research project for my coursework.

Can any of you New Englanders out there point me to your town's debate?

Thanks

 

[phalenbeck]

As a former Planning and Zoning member of a small MN town, and a current owner of a flock of 12, the planning and zoning problem is opening the doors in the city to livestock/pigs/goats and whatever. You would have at that time educated my that a few hens are not a problem, and that through rules hens could be a exception and not open the floodgate of what does belong on acerage.

 

[SewingDiva]

Arlignton MA just voted YES

to chickens last year at Town Meeting, here is a link to the official voting results from the town web site . That link has a summary of the bylaw. My town, Westwood MA, has allowed chickens for almost 10 years and here is a link to our bylaw , which I think is well written and reasonable.

Westwood is suburban with moderate density; Arlington is urban and densely populated, both are in the Boston area, so you'll see similairites but also differences in each bylaw.

Good Luck!
Phyllis

 

[JenEric Farms]

Portland, ME

http://www.sailzora.com/SoPoChickens.htm

 

[MrsChicky]

Try looking up Cheshire, I remember someone trying to get a zoning variance but I don't know what the outcome was. Best of luck with your work!