We want to bring pressure on the Westerville City Council, to get new city regulations put in place that:
* Give official recognition that keeping small groups of chickens (1-6) is not an agricultural pursuit but is essentially pet keeping.
* Does not seek to change existing agricultural restrictions, but emphasize that chicken keeping on such a small scale is not agriculture.
*Makes clear chickens can be great neighbors! Like any domestic animal/pet it is the care given by humans that determines if animals are a nuisance to those around them.
*Makes keeping pet chickens legal in all areas where the keeping of other pets is legal.
*Flock owners would still be bound by alll current noise/smell/nuisance regulations now in force. To be clear, verified noise or smell would be citable, the mere presence of birds is not grounds for citation.
* Chicken owners would be treated on par with other pet owners-no inspections, minimal paper work.
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