To
the Limon, Colorado City Council
Mayor Julie Coonts
City
Manager Dave Stone
Council members Del
Beatie, Jim Anderson, Jack Hendricks, Linda Hawthorne, Mike Kelly,
Seth Metcalf.
We,
the undersigned citizens of Limon, Colorado, believe that small-scale
chicken keeping is a healthy, economic, and sustainable way to feed
and enrich our families and our community. Besides making great pets,
hens provide us with fresh eggs and encourage local sustainable
living as well as offering educational opportunities for our
children.
Chickens serve as a natural alternative to
pesticides. Chickens
love to eat insects of all kinds including worms, beetles,
grasshoppers, earwigs, mosquitoes and their larvae, fly larvae, ticks
and more.
Chicken manure serves as an excellent fertilizer for lawns and
gardens. Backyard chickens provide many benefits, which is why many
towns and cities across the country now permit their residents to
raise backyard chickens.
There are many misconceptions surrounding the proposition of keeping backyard chickens. Contrary to the incorrect belief of some, chickens are not dirty animals, do not harbor diseases more than other domesticated animals, are not noisy unless threatened, do not attract predators, are not dangerous to children, and not require a lot of space.We believe that chicken keeping is a healthy, economic, and sustainable way to feed and enrich our families and our communities.
We
respectfully request our leaders to act now to clarify City
ordinances to allow up to 6 hens (no roosters) in the backyards of
residential homes, with certain restrictions as deemed necessary by
the Council.
City ordinances currently state that it is
unlawful for a person to keep livestock within the city limits except in
compliance with the the city’s zoning regulations. Poultry is
classified as livestock in this case.
Please consider
reclassifying chickens as "domestic animals" or pets, as
some cities have done. (For example, Fort Collins, CO, currently
allows six hens per, classifies up to six fowl as "household pets"
to be regulated under current pet and nuisance laws as needed.)
Alternatively,
please consider writing into city ordinances a clear procedure by
which backyard chicken raising will be permitted. (For example
limiting the number of chickens, requiring neighbor approval,
etc.).
Thank you for considering our request.
Sincerely,
[Your
name]
18 Comments
chickens don't bother anybody and the price of good is outrageous so raising or growing your own food in your back yard being contained should be allowed
There are so many benefits to having a few chickens, besides helping the local economy. I would like to know the reasons why the council members are so against chickens !
Please allow the raising of chickens with in city boundires as stated by this petition. Obviously our grocery store is a joke and since we raise most of our own vegetables we would like to add a couple chicken for eggs.
Supporting the local grocery store is no longer a valid excuse! Limit the chickens to single family dwellings and put a cap on at 5 per household with no roosters allowed. If we can't keep our grocery store stocked, at least let us have eggs for our kids!
I believe that having chickens is a way to give back to community , helping one another to feed our families, with high energy bills this is one way to give back to our community
We should
Please allow us to have chickens
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To
the Limon, Colorado City Council
Mayor Julie Coonts
City
Manager Dave Stone
Council members Del
Beatie, Jim Anderson, Jack Hendricks, Linda Hawthorne, Mike Kelly,
Seth Metcalf.
We,
the undersigned citizens of Limon, Colorado, believe that small-scale
chicken keeping is a healthy, economic, and sustainable way to feed
and enrich our families and our community. Besides making great pets,
hens provide us with fresh eggs and encourage local sustainable
living as well as offering educational opportunities for our
children.
Chickens serve as a natural alternative to
pesticides. Chickens
love to eat insects of all kinds including worms, beetles,
grasshoppers, earwigs, mosquitoes and their larvae, fly larvae, ticks
and more.
Chicken manure serves as an excellent fertilizer for lawns and
gardens. Backyard chickens provide many benefits, which is why many
towns and cities across the country now permit their residents to
raise backyard chickens.
There are many misconceptions surrounding the proposition of keeping backyard chickens. Contrary to the incorrect belief of some, chickens are not dirty animals, do not harbor diseases more than other domesticated animals, are not noisy unless threatened, do not attract predators, are not dangerous to children, and not require a lot of space.We believe that chicken keeping is a healthy, economic, and sustainable way to feed and enrich our families and our communities.
We
respectfully request our leaders to act now to clarify City
ordinances to allow up to 6 hens (no roosters) in the backyards of
residential homes, with certain restrictions as deemed necessary by
the Council.
City ordinances currently state that it is
unlawful for a person to keep livestock within the city limits except in
compliance with the the city’s zoning regulations. Poultry is
classified as livestock in this case.
Please consider
reclassifying chickens as "domestic animals" or pets, as
some cities have done. (For example, Fort Collins, CO, currently
allows six hens per, classifies up to six fowl as "household pets"
to be regulated under current pet and nuisance laws as needed.)
Alternatively,
please consider writing into city ordinances a clear procedure by
which backyard chicken raising will be permitted. (For example
limiting the number of chickens, requiring neighbor approval,
etc.).
Thank you for considering our request.
Sincerely,
[Your
name]
18 Comments
Chickens are awesome and people should be allowed to raise them if they want them, fresh eggs, they eat nasty bugs and make good companions.
chickens don't bother anybody and the price of good is outrageous so raising or growing your own food in your back yard being contained should be allowed
There are so many benefits to having a few chickens, besides helping the local economy. I would like to know the reasons why the council members are so against chickens !
Please allow the raising of chickens with in city boundires as stated by this petition. Obviously our grocery store is a joke and since we raise most of our own vegetables we would like to add a couple chicken for eggs.
Supporting the local grocery store is no longer a valid excuse! Limit the chickens to single family dwellings and put a cap on at 5 per household with no roosters allowed. If we can't keep our grocery store stocked, at least let us have eggs for our kids!
I believe that having chickens is a way to give back to community , helping one another to feed our families, with high energy bills this is one way to give back to our community
We should
Please allow us to have chickens
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Chickens are awesome and people should be allowed to raise them if they want them, fresh eggs, they eat nasty bugs and make good companions.