- The Charlotte City Council increased available chicken licenses from 10 to 50 across the city.
- Residents can now keep up to 10 chickens per license, up from the previous limit of six.
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Charlotte expands chicken ordinance, allowing more residents to keep backyard flocks
Christi Olney has owned chickens for many years, a passion that has grown because of her family and the benefits it brings to her neighbors.
“I’m kind of excited because now more people will be able to do what I do, be able to help our community,” Charlotte neighbor Christi Olney said.
Olney currently has six chickens and wants to add more to her flock. Those plans were in limbo when the city council began debating the issue.
“We have a number of residents who are very passionate about chickens, and the council has tried to look at the issues and move forward,” Charlotte Mayor Tim Lewis said…