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ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT (ZTA) ZTA16-02 (City Council Input on Expanding Locations Where Chickens May be Kept)
Staff Contact and Presenter: Sam McAllen, Director, Development Services
Staff Presenter: Jon M. Froke, AICP, Planning Director
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Purpose and Policy Guidance
In response to a Council Item of Special Interest, staff presented information to City Council at their January 19, 2016 Workshop regarding the keeping and raising of chickens in residential neighborhoods. At that Workshop, staff clarified that chickens are currently allowed to be kept in Glendale neighborhoods with Agricultural (A-1), Rural Residential (RR-90; RR-45) and Suburban Residential (SR-30; SR-17; SR-12) zoning. During that Workshop, City Council provided staff with direction to initiate a Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) process to consider allowing chickens in additional residential zoning districts. Since that Workshop, staff initiated the ZTA process, conducted a citizen participation process meeting (August 2016) and brought information to the Planning Commission on two occasions (September and December 2016) to introduce the ZTA, seek the Planning Commission's input and keep them strategically involved in the ZTA process.
Staff is preparing to write the ZTA language and needs City Council input and direction regarding specific details and components that will be included in the ZTA. The information provided by City Council at today's Workshop will be integrated into ZTA language that will support expanding locations where chickens can be kept and raised in Glendale.
Staff is seeking City Council input and direction regarding specific details that will be included in a ZTA that will expand where chickens may be kept in Glendale.
Background
In response to a Council Item of Special Interest regarding the keeping and raising of chickens, staff provided City Council with a report and presentation on January 19, 2016 that identified where chickens could currently ...
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