Could Apple Valley Residents Get Backyard Chickens?: Report

APPLE VALLEY, MN — Apple Valley City Council will consider allowing residents to own backyard chickens at a January meeting, according to a report by Sun Thisweek.

Backyard chickens have been banned in Apple Valley since 2014, despite them being allowed in surrounding cities, the report said.

The city's Planning Commission voted unanimously in November to recommend that chickens only be allowed on properties zoned for agricultural use in the city, but only 10 Apple Valley properties are zoned for agricultural use, the publication reported.

City Council heard an update on this topic Dec. 9 and decided to add it to the agenda in January due to council members being gone at the December meeting, according to the report.

You can read the full story at Sun Thisweek.