A proposal to allow Thiensville residents to keep chickens in their backyards will advance to a final vote by the village board, despite a rebuke from the Planning Commission.
The Thiensville Planning Commission voted 4-3 Tuesday night to recommend against changing the village’s zoning codes to allow chickens. Ultimately, the village board will have the final say at its April meeting.
The proposed ordinance sets a number of rules for people who want to keep chickens. For example, residents have to apply for a permit and renew it each year. Residents are limited to four hens and zero roosters. The chickens have to be kept in a coop, and the coop cannot be too close to nearby homes.
Ashlyn Marshall has lived in Thiensville for three years. She says the change would be welcomed, especially as egg prices rise…