Want Chickens in Your Backyard? Buy a House in Arvada!
By Joetta Fort, Independent Broker, Homes Denver to Boulder
(The DiGiorgio Group)
Arvada is surrounded by cities that do not allow any backyard chicken-raising, or who make the legal process to 'license' backyard chickens so cumbersome as to be nearly impossible. And yet - kudos to our forward-thinking council members who voted to raise the number of chickens allowed to five! To be specific, five female poultry are allowed, two of them can be turkeys. And yes - I do know of people who have moved to Arvada specifically because of the chicken rules! I hear occasionally of neighbors complaining about chickens, even though they're legal. Evidently, the gentle clucking noises are bothersome even to folks who have three barking dogs in their yards. That's just silly! At least chickens are quiet after dark, and you can't say that for most dogs. Read up on the rules, so...
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