More cities looking at allowing backyard chickens July 12th, 2010 @ 5:20am By Mary Richards SALT LAKE CITY — More cities in Utah are considering or are already allowing residents to have backyard chickens. Those who own the birds say its definitely worth it. Brit Merrill says she likes raising backyard chickens because they produce [...]
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KSL Article on Backyard Chickens
Posted in Chickens, Zoning Ordinance, tagged Chickens, raising chickens, Salt Lake City, urban chickens on July 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Salt Lake County Domestic Fowl Ordinance Status
Posted in Chickens, Zoning Ordinance, tagged Chickens, Salt Lake County Domestic Fowl Ordinance, urban chickens on April 15, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Does anyone have an update on the status of the County’s Domestic Fowl Ordinance? I saw an article in the Tribune last month that the County was once again examining the draft legislation, and I was curious what the current status is.
Update on Salt Lake City Domestic Fowl Ordinance
Posted in Zoning Ordinance, tagged Chickens, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County Domestic Fowl Ordinance, urban chickens, urban farming, Zoning Ordinance on November 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I received the following email about the public process and the updated version of the ordinance: Good afternoon, On Thursday, November 5th, the Salt Lake City Council will hold a public hearing regarding proposed amendments to the Salt Lake City Code (8.08.010, 8.08.060 and 8.08.080, and enacting section 8.08.065) to allow chicken keeping in residential [...]
Salt Lake City Domestic Fowl Ordinance Facing Changes!!!
Posted in Zoning Ordinance, tagged Chickens, Domestic Fowl, poultry, raising chickens, Salt Lake City, urban chickens, Zoning Ordinance on October 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Please see Amy’s note below: Hi All, Salt Lake City Council is proposing to limit the number of chickens you can own (according to lot size). Currently, you can own up to 25 birds. But with the new proposed changes, most people who live in the downtown area, like I do, would be limited to [...]
Salt Lake City Domestic Fowl Ordinances
Posted in Chickens, Zoning Ordinance, tagged Chickens, Zoning Ordinance on June 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here are the sections of Salt Lake City’s Zoning Ordinances relating to Domestic Fowl. You can look up the most current versions, or look at other ordinances on their website at http://www.slcgov.com/ced/planning/pages/zoningordinance.htm . Salt Lake County’s ordinance is still under development. 8.04.440: BABY RABBITS, FOWL AND PET TURTLES; RESTRICTIONS: A. Rabbits Or Fowl: It is [...]
Proposed Domestic Fowl Ordinance for Salt Lake County
Posted in Zoning Ordinance, tagged Chickens, poultry, salt lake county, Salt Lake County Domestic Fowl Ordinance, Zoning Ordinance on April 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Hot off the presses! – here is a PDF of the new Proposed Domestic Fowl Ordinance for Salt Lake County, and here is a PDF of the Executive Summary of the proposed ordinance. Right now, it is illegal to have chickens in the unincorporated areas of Salt Lake County, although I’m sure there are a [...]
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