I didn't take this picture, Mark Koltz posted it on Flickr. And man, am I glad he did! Chickens love beer. And we love beer. A match made in heaven.
I have today off (extending my birthday celebration - it was supposed to last all week, but Chris has to travel, so it only lasted 3 days)...I've been catching up on reading blogs as well as looking into if chickens can be kept in Folsom. All signs point to >>>no<<<. Darn.
It began with our CC&Rs (Covenants, Codes, and Restrictions). Basically, these are rules that are written for each subdivision of a community ON TOP OF the city rules. These firmly state that poultry cannot be kept on our premises.
Then I searched the Folsom Municipal Code and came up with this:
7.08.030 Restrictions on domestic animals. Turkeys and geese shall not be kept within any zoning district of the city other than agricultural and agricultural combining districts. Additionally, not more than any combination of two chickens, ducks, pigeons and rabbits shall be kept within any zoning district of the city other than agricultural or agricultural combining districts; and said animals shall be kept or maintained at least twenty feet from any property line. (Ord. 371, 1978)
We do not live in an agricultural district. Although where we'd keep chickens at our house is more than 25 feet from any neighbor's property line....
Basically, I can't figure out how our CC&R's are enforced (everyone has sheds ("not allowed"), parks on the street ("not allowed"), and have barking dogs ("must not ruin other's peaceful enjoyment of their own property."). But chickens are worse than this? PLEASE....
But the city code IS enforced. Drat.
