Streetsboro should continue its ban on chickens in residential areas, committee says

Streetsboro resident Margaret Gotschall poses with her chicken, Stacy. Submitted photo

Streetsboro should continue its ban on chickens in residential areas, committee says

- Wendy DiAlesandro

Streetsboro residents would be allowed to keep their livestock a little bit closer to the road or their neighbors’ property lines under the latest version of a zoning update targeting chicken ownership, the Streetsboro Service Committee decided Monday.

But the legislation would not change the existing ban on chickens in residential areas, a disappointment to the city’s poultry fans.

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