Open House, Proposed Zoning Bylaw Amendment regarding Domestic Fowl

Event Details:

An open house will be held on Tuesday, January 28, 2025 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in Council Chambers at 18 Centre Street, Spencerville.

Drop by to learn about the proposed changes, ask questions, and share your feedback in an informal setting. This meeting will be followed by a formal public meeting on February 3, where you can share feedback about the proposed amendment.

The purpose and effect of the proposed amendment is to permit the keeping of domestic fowl coops more broadly within the Township, and in particular, within all settlement areas and to amend the current provisions to protect individual private water sources (wells), wellhead protection area, intake protection area’s, distance to lot lines and any window or door openings on an adjacent lot and the minimum and maximum floor space per hen. A permitting system to establish a domestic fowl coop will be discussed. 

Learn more in the public notice.