ATTACHMENT 5

SUMMARY OF PLANNING BOARD ACTION

Subject:                      Land Use Management Ordinance Text Amendment – Non-Commercial Keeping of Female Chickens in Residential Zoning Districts

Meeting Date:            December 16, 2008

Recommendation:     That the Council enact the Ordinance to amend the Land Use Management Ordinance to allow the residential, non-commercial keeping of female chickens with a condition that the wording of #3 be revised as follows:  Female chickens must be kept a minimum of thirty (30) feet from the nearest residence other than that of the owner and may not be kept between the street and the street facing walls of a residence.

The Board also recommended that the Council consider an exemption for the residential keeping of chickens from the requirement for a Zoning Compliance Permit or a way to minimize the fee for such a permit.  The Board was concerned that the current Zoning Compliance Permit fee could be prohibitive for families considering an activity that is in line with the Town’s goals for sustainability.

Vote:                           8-0

Ayes: George Cianciolo (Chair), Michael Collins (Vice-Chair), John Ager, Jason Baker, Michael Gerhardt , Andrea Rohrbacher, Del Snow, and Judy Weseman

Nay: None

Members Absent: James Stroud

Prepared By:             George Cianciolo, Chair

                                    Rae Buckley, Staff