Vergas City Council

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the City Council of Vergas, MN will meet at the Vergas Event Center 140 W Linden Vergas MN  56587 at 6:00 p.m. on October 8, 2024, to consider: Updating the Vergas Chicken Ordinance 91.04:

Current Ordinance:

 91.04  FARM ANIMALS. 

Farm animals shall only be kept in an agricultural district of the city, or on a residential lot of at least ten acres in size provided that no animal shelter shall be within 300 feet of an adjoining piece of property.  An exception shall be made to this section for those animals brought into the city as part of an operating zoo, veterinarian clinic, scientific research laboratory, or a licensed show or exhibition.

Proposed Ordinance:

 91.04  FARM ANIMALS. 

Farm animals shall only be kept in an agricultural district of the city, or on a residential lot of at least ten acres in size provided that no animal shelter shall be within 300 feet of an adjoining piece of property. An exception shall be made to this section for those animals brought into the city as part of an operating zoo, veterinarian clinic, scientific research laboratory, or a licensed show or exhibition.

An exception shall be made for chickens when the following requirements shall be met:

1.  No more than four (4) chickens shall be kept on the premises (parcel);
2. Chickens shall be kept in a coop or attached coop run/enclosed at all times;
3. No roosters shall be kept on the premises;
4. The premises must be located in a Single and Two-Family Residential (R-1) or Limited Multiple-Family Residential (R-2) zoning district; and
5. The premises must have a lot area of at least five thousand (5,000) square feet.
6. A license is purchased at the city office.

All interested parties are invited to attend and will be given the opportunity to ask questions and to provide public input and/or comments. If you are unable to attend the hearing, you are invited to submit your comments in writing to the City Clerk-Treasurer prior to the scheduled hearing.  Written comments or questions will be addressed at the hearing and a written response will be provided by the City.  Non-English-speaking residents and other persons with special needs who plan to attend the hearing are asked to contact City Hall (218) 302-5996 prior to the hearing so that arrangements can be made to address any special requirements.