Rural restrictions eased, but the chicken debate continues for Streetsboro’s urban owners

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Rural restrictions eased, but the chicken debate continues for Streetsboro’s urban owners

- Wendy DiAlesandro

Dialing back legislation that would have severely restricted who could keep chickens in Streetsboro, city council on Monday instead simply halved the property setbacks required for keeping chickens in rural areas.

Residents who hold five or more acres in areas zoned rural residential or open conservation may now keep chickens within 100 feet of their property lines instead of 200 feet.

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