Summary
Following about ten complaints since 2020 and a neighborhood-led push, the council passed to second reading an ordinance effectively banning roosters in the city while still allowing hens.
At a glance
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Last discussed May 19, 2026.
Impact analysis
✅Who benefits
Residents disturbed by crowing roosters, particularly in the neighborhoods that organized.
⚠️Who could be affected
Rooster owners in the city, subject to complaint-based code enforcement.
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