![]() The proposed bill would also require that chicken coops be kept in rear yards be at least 20 feet from structures with habitable space on adjacent properties be at least 25 feet from any street and be at least five feet from property lines. Kromka said she likes the proposed Bethlehem ordinance’s requirements, which include a ban on roosters. Kromka said she has researched how other municipalities are adapting to the changing mindset, including the city of Bethlehem, which is moving closer to allowing residents to keep up to six chickens in their yards.Īn amendment to the city’s current ordinance has undergone an extensive review process that has included allowing a small number of residents to have chickens on a trial basis. “In general, in a community, people want to live in a place where they’re able to do this,” she said, noting that a side effect of the Covid pandemic has been increased interest in urban agriculture. “I don’t know any house in the borough that would make 75 feet–that’s very hard,” she told council. ![]() ![]() The borough’s current ordinance doesn’t ban backyard chickens outright, but mandates that coops be at least 75 feet away from homes a requirement Kromka said it is difficult to meet due to the small lot sizes in most of the borough. Kayleigh Kromka explained that as a former Lower Saucon Township resident she has experience tending to a flock, but hasn’t been able to since she moved into town. A resident who said she wants to be able to responsibly raise chickens in her backyard received a relatively enthusiastic response from Hellertown Borough Council Monday night.
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