CITIES ALLOWING CHICKS

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This website was created to campaign to change the chicken law in Denver. The campaign succeeded and the law was changed in June

2011 to allow chickens and goats For details on the current law click here: http://www.denverurbanhomesteading.com/new_page_3.htm

CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO ORGANIC CHICKEN FEED OR TO LEARN HOW TO RAISE A CHICKEN, DAIRY OR FIBER GOAT, VEGETABLE GARDENING, BEEKEEPING, KNITTING, RESTORING OLD WOOD FURNITURE, HOMEBREWING, WORM COMPOSTING OR CANNING.

Here is a list of cities in the Denver metropolitan area allowing chickens as of February 20, 2010. Currently Littleton is debating allowing more chickens: at this time they allow three pets, and these can include chickens.

This list will be updated with stats from additional area cities and counties as we have time to compile them. Be sure to call the zoning department where you live to ensure this chart is accurate and to see if there are any nuances that we did not report here.

Comparison of Chicken Laws

in Denver Metropolitan Area

JURISDICTION	ALLOWED?	DETAILS	# ALLOWED
Adams County	No Yes Yes	Residential and commercial lots Residential estates >1acre Agricultural > .25 acre	2/acre 50/acre
Arapahoe County	Yes	Single-family unit	1/acre
Arvada	Yes	Large residential lots Small residential lots	4/acre 2/acre
Aurora	No
Boulder	No Yes	Residential Rural residential	100
Broomfield County	No
Castle Rock	No
Centennial	Yes	All zone districts	3 pets, incl chickens
Colorado Springs	Yes	Need 4 sf per animal	10
Commerce City	No
Denver	Yes	Permitting process costs $150, applications through two agencies, permission from neighbors	No limit
Douglas County	No
Edgewater	?
Englewood	Yes	Cannot create nuisance	No limit
Federal Heights	No
Ft. Collins	Yes	Six hens per parcel	6
Glendale	?
Greenwood Vlg	Yes	Need 50sf per animal	No limit
Jefferson County	Depends	Some low-density districts allow for it Contact Zoning Administration with your address: 303-271-8700	No limit if allowed
Lafayette	No
Lakewood	Yes	Large residential lots if fenced area, house or coop no more than 400sf	No number
Littleton	Yes	All zone districts	3 pets, incl chickens
Longmont	Yes	Four hens per parcel	4
Louisville	No Yes	Rural residential	3
Northglenn	No
Parker	Yes	Need ≥200 feet distance from adjoining properties	50/parcel
Sheridan	No
Thornton	No
Westminister	No

IMPORTANT NOTES!

If you have information that we are missing, send James Bertini an email.
While we think this is accurate, we don’t guarantee it, so always check your local zoning office before getting chickens.
Thanks to Kathy Ball, dietetics student, UNC - Greeley and Denver Urban Homesteading for compiling this information.