City of Xenia may soon increase number of small livestock people can own
The City of Xenia may soon allow people to own more chickens and bunnies.
Since 2016, the city has allowed its residents to own small livestock and have up to four animals on their property. Recently someone asked the city to increase that number to six.
“The Ohio revised code says young chickens cannot be sold less than six, so our code didn’t match. So we made it from four to six,” said Brian Forschner, Xenia’s City Planner.
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Forschner says a permit to own small livestock has never been required, but his team would like to know if you do have any animals.
You also must keep small livestock contained to your property, and if you decide to own chickens you can’t have a rooster.
Cole Smith, who has lived in Xenia for about three years, told News Center 7 he’s in favor of having a limit on the number of small livestock animals that one can own in the city, but says there are other things that happen in his neighborhood that bother him a lot more.
“Everyone likes to do burnouts at that stop sign. that bothers me. chickens are a lot quieter,” Smith said.
The proposed change to the small livestock ordinance will be presented at city council on Thursday and then there will be a public hearing.
If council eventually votes in favor of increasing the amount of small livestock animals from four to six, News Center 7 is told it would take effect at the end of September.
