Larry Grohn
Chris Anderson answers questions during a meeting with the Chattanooga Times Free Press editorial board.WHAT’S NEXTThe Chattanooga Animal Control Board will begin looking over the proposal for allowing chickens in city limits starting at noon Monday during its regularly scheduled business meeting in the City Council room.
Chicken advocates who flocked to the Chattanooga City Council on Tuesday night will have to wait two months before having an answer on if they can own fowl in city limits.
The City Council voted 6-3 Tuesday night to defer until July 2 an ordinance that would have allowed up to 10 hens per household in the city limits. Councilman Chris Anderson, who sponsored the ordinance, and Councilmen Jerry Mitchell and Ken Smith voted against the deferral.
“Personally, I don’t know why we have to rush through this, and it feels like it’s being rushed,” said Councilman Larry Grohn earlier in an agenda meeting.
Anderson sponsored the ordinance, saying many of his constituents had asked him to try to get chickens legal within city limits as a source of food. The ordinance would have allowed up to 10 hens, but no roosters. It also would require chicken coops to be clean.