backyard chickens- a sure way to get you in trouble with your town

[nate379]

I thought the same too, but one a few houses down has been acting like a jerk lately. I get the feeling they are jellous of the stuff I've bought in the last 4-5 months... ZTR mower, couple cars, some outside home improvements, etc.
Didn't seem to stop him when he needed crap welded up a while back though.

All in all I think it's funny. I don't have to justify what I buy to anyone but myself and my wallet!

Good neighbors make good neighbors.

I like my neighbors . . . but then again, I think they also like me.

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

One needs to see what the actual ordinance is and if the town actually has the authority to make such a law.

Think state level overrides, they exist.

Then if you discover the town does have the authority, you need to find out if the town uniformly enforces the law, if they haven't in the past you can get a judge to toss that portion of the town's ordinances out. They can not do enforcement in a different manner for different people.

All that having been said going to them for any form of variance with unclean hands usually gets you nowhere quickly.

We won't discuss HOAs and other such items.

 

[gpcollen1]

A town can grant a variance to anything at a meeting, zoning meeting is what I assume here. biggest issue with chickens is roosters really. See if you can get it to the public meeting - zoning or whatever. Have your neighbors come in support of you. Then you can find out if the neighbor opposed is brave enough to speak in public and identify him/herself.

Good Luck!

 

[gregbesia]

Thanks for great advice

 

[Bad Wolf]

Where in central CT are you? I'm down off of rt 2. I think there is an ordnance that applies in town but I'm not sure about the outlaying sections.
I’ve got 9 and they stay mostly in the yard. I find a dozen fresh eggs to the neighbors every now and then helps.
If they shut down everyone that had chickens in town, it would probably be around a hundred. I know of at least three others within a ¼ mile of me.
See who else has chickens in your town; I’m willing to bet you’re not the only one.

 

[StuckInTheMuck]

No chickens in Boston.. for now..

(broken link removed to http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/roslindale/2011/07/boston_denies_chicken-raising.html)