WE WON!! THE TOWNSHIP FORMALLY LOWERED THE ACREAGE REQUIREMENTS AND WE CAN FINALLY KEEP OUR CHICKENS!! THANK YOU TO EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO HELPED MAKE THIS HAPPEN BECAUSE THIS VICTORY BELONGS TO ALL OF YOU!! KEEP MONITORING THE NEW ZONING UPDATES TO ENSURE EVERYTHING RUNS SMOOTHLY!!
February 19, 2016
Lower minimum acreage requirements for backyard chicken keeping in Newberry Township!
Final supporters
We'd like to ask our township to consider lowering the minimum acreage requirements for keeping a small chicken flock for personal use. The current land requirement in our ordinence is 2 acres, in some areas it is 5 acres. This excludes a large part of our community from being able to have chickens for their own family's use. We'd like to show the township that it is possible to effectively and cleanly manage a small backyard flock on as little as a quarter acre. Even if you specifically aren't interested in chicken keeping, please consider signing if you wouldn't mind your neighbor having a few laying chickens in an enclosed coop. They provide sustainability, control bug populations, lower food and yard waste by eating leftovers and weeds, and help educate our children about where their food comes from while inspiring awareness of animal welfare (having happy chickens and not supporting large production chicken farming.) Caring for them is cheap and easy, and waste can be composted for your gardens. Please show support for this change in our community! Thank you!
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Reached 100 supporters
January 21, 2016
54 Comments
We are moving to your community this fall having purchased 1 acre of land. We are a homeschool family and have lived among the Mennonite/Amish communities for many years. We were shocked to learn of the ordinance/prohibition affecting land use to this effect. We think this needs to be changed ASAP and are willing to do whatever we need to do to get involved. And we have our hearts set on a goat too!
I think the acerage should be lowered to .25. Responsible farming can be done on small plots and the are plenty of irresponsible farmers on large plots.
We have 6 chickens that we keep in a pen. They cause far less problems than the multiple loose dogs running around our neighborhood.
Movement is country wide. Newberrytownship needs to be more progressive and less restrictive. They should allow self sustaining measures such as this on smaller home sites.
Residents in York city keep chickens. Why can't we ? I would like to keep small number of chickens with no rooster. Tired of paying high prices at grocery store.
i agree there is no harm in raising your chickens for your personal use.as long as you have a bit of land.1 to 2 acres or more should be fine i understand if you live in town .it could be a problem.
I think families who wish to maintain a small chicken flock for their own use are a benefit to our township and our environment!
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WE WON!! THE TOWNSHIP FORMALLY LOWERED THE ACREAGE REQUIREMENTS AND WE CAN FINALLY KEEP OUR CHICKENS!! THANK YOU TO EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO HELPED MAKE THIS HAPPEN BECAUSE THIS VICTORY BELONGS TO ALL OF YOU!! KEEP MONITORING THE NEW ZONING UPDATES TO ENSURE EVERYTHING RUNS SMOOTHLY!!
February 19, 2016
Lower minimum acreage requirements for backyard chicken keeping in Newberry Township!
Final supporters
We'd like to ask our township to consider lowering the minimum acreage requirements for keeping a small chicken flock for personal use. The current land requirement in our ordinence is 2 acres, in some areas it is 5 acres. This excludes a large part of our community from being able to have chickens for their own family's use. We'd like to show the township that it is possible to effectively and cleanly manage a small backyard flock on as little as a quarter acre. Even if you specifically aren't interested in chicken keeping, please consider signing if you wouldn't mind your neighbor having a few laying chickens in an enclosed coop. They provide sustainability, control bug populations, lower food and yard waste by eating leftovers and weeds, and help educate our children about where their food comes from while inspiring awareness of animal welfare (having happy chickens and not supporting large production chicken farming.) Caring for them is cheap and easy, and waste can be composted for your gardens. Please show support for this change in our community! Thank you!
Updates
Reached 100 supporters
January 21, 2016
54 Comments
Please consider. This would be a much healthier way for a family to eat! No pesticides, no GMO, no way of getting any fresher then having your own!
We are moving to your community this fall having purchased 1 acre of land. We are a homeschool family and have lived among the Mennonite/Amish communities for many years. We were shocked to learn of the ordinance/prohibition affecting land use to this effect. We think this needs to be changed ASAP and are willing to do whatever we need to do to get involved. And we have our hearts set on a goat too!
I think the acerage should be lowered to .25. Responsible farming can be done on small plots and the are plenty of irresponsible farmers on large plots.
We have 6 chickens that we keep in a pen. They cause far less problems than the multiple loose dogs running around our neighborhood.
Movement is country wide. Newberrytownship needs to be more progressive and less restrictive. They should allow self sustaining measures such as this on smaller home sites.
Residents in York city keep chickens. Why can't we ? I would like to keep small number of chickens with no rooster. Tired of paying high prices at grocery store.
i agree there is no harm in raising your chickens for your personal use.as long as you have a bit of land.1 to 2 acres or more should be fine i understand if you live in town .it could be a problem.
I think families who wish to maintain a small chicken flock for their own use are a benefit to our township and our environment!
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Please consider. This would be a much healthier way for a family to eat! No pesticides, no GMO, no way of getting any fresher then having your own!