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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Ind. Gov't. - "Chicken Underground" has not yet reached the City of Washington Indiana

As these ILB entries attest, one of the ILB's favorite entries was this one from Sept. 15, 2009, headed "Chicken underground' emerges in Indiana." The entry surveyed several Indiana cities, including Indianapolis, which permit urban chicken farming.

Today, WAMW News out of Washington has this report:

RESIDENT DENIED PERMISSION TO KEEP CHICKENS

The Washington City Council further discussed and considered a request from Amy Ferran at Monday night's meeting.

Ferran was asking to continue to raise chickens on her property at 808 Greenwood Avenue. Animal control officer Michael Babrick talked with four out of six neighbors. He says one complained of the smell. Others did not notice a smell but were concerned there would be an odor when the weather turns warmer. Another neighbor asked for the chickens to be moved to the opposite side of a garage away from his property.

Ferran said she had gotten rid of her roosters and had only 10 laying hens and said she would move them.

The council's consensus was that there is an ordinance against farm type animals in city limits. They felt if they granted Farran a variance it would set a precedence [sic.] and denied her permission to keep the chickens.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on April 13, 2010 07:41 PM
Posted to Environment | Indiana Government