Great news! Claudia Lacey has agreed to sponsor the code change amendment and this waives the fee entirely! Monday 4/21/25 is the final working session and they are planning to vote on May 5th.
If you have not already, please be sure to reach out to the entire council ahead of the vote to voice your support and excitement. They are planning to start small but a win is a win. We're moving from fully illegal to an excuse to have a coop/run on your property at all. The city will revisit the ordinance after a year and will continue to increase the number allowed assuming it passes and there are no issues. As of now there is only one council member that has voiced opposition to the change but lives in an HOA that has a bylaw preventing it anyway. We are expecting the change to be approved by the majority.
Thank you for the support. Excited to see some good come from the local government! Maybe next I'll take on those ridiculous water rates!