WB Council approves chicken ordinance and votes to replace play equipment at Pat Klein Park

WB Council approves chicken ordinance and votes to replace play equipment at Pat Klein Park

West Burlington residents inched closer to hearing the chirp of baby chicks when the city council approved the second reading of an ordinance that will allow for residents to raise chickens in town.

West Burlington residents are one step closer to being able to keep chickens in town

West Burlington residents are one step closer to being able to keep chickens in town. The City Council voted 4-1 Wednesday to approve the second reading of an ordinance allowing urban chickens, with limits on the number of hens and where coops can be located. Roosters would not be allowed. Under the ordinance, residents on lots of one acre or less could keep up to eight hens, while properties larger than an acre could have up to 12. Residents wo…