WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) — The Wenatchee City Council has decided to welcome farm animals to its in-city neighborhoods.
The new rules allow up to four small farm animals on a half-acre or less. Larger city lots are allowed to have a dozen small farm animals per acre and one large farm animal per 10,000 square feet of maintained pasture.
The Wenatchee World says no peacocks, pigs or roosters will be allowed.
While the rule change covers all farm animals, the focus has primarily been on chickens. Most of the letters and calls to the city have been from people who either want to raise chickens or don’t want their neighbors to.
The rules will be reviewed after a year.
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Information from: The Wenatchee World, http://www.wenatcheeworld.com
