Black Jack Residents Cried Fowl, New Ordinance Will Allow Chicken

Post author:independentnws
Post published:January 15, 2013
Post category:BlackJack / Spanish Lake
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The City of Black Jack City Council recently passed Ordinance #1045, which allows residents to keep fowl on their property pursuant to certain regulations. The Mayor and City Council worked with the residents to amend a 10- year-old ordinance.

The new ordinance will grandfather current chicken owners as long as they apply for a permit before March 1, 2013. There are also stipulations in the new ordinance which include a maximum of 6 chickens, one-acre minimum lot size, and the issuance of only 10 permits within the City.

Mayor Norm McCourt stated, “This is the perfect example of how we as a City Government work with our resident’s for an acceptable solution to a Community issue. Residents who had chickens had brought the issue up to the city council on several occasions the past few months

For more information on Ordinance 1045, please visit the City of Black Jack website at www.cityofblackjack.com.

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