- Casselberry, Florida woman convinces city to reconsider ban on backyard chickens after facing fines for keeping four hens.
A Casselberry, Florida, woman who was facing fines over the four hens in her backyard has convinced the city to take another look at the rule itself. On Monday, commissioners voted unanimously to pause enforcement and have staff draft an ordinance that could make backyard chickens legal. In the meantime, the birds get to stay where they are.
Lindsay Feist had kept the four birds for years before code enforcement caught up with her. According to ClickOrlando, a city employee spotted the coop from a service road. The citation came home with her 15-year-old son: a notice giving her 10 days to either remove the birds or pay a fine.
Keeping backyard hens is currently banned under Casselberry’s city code, something City Manager Randy Newman confirmed. Unincorporated Seminole County, just outside the city, allows residents to keep up to four. Nearby Longwood also runs a backyard chicken program of its own…