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Additional municipalities that permit chickens Andover, MN The City of Andover permits chickens and chicken coops as long as poultry are kept to a distance of 100 feet or more from any other occupied residence, and any open or roofed enclosure in which such animals are kept be a distance of fifty (50) feet or more from any occupied residential lot. The City Council may order the owner of any such animals to apply for a Conditional Use Permit if it is deemed to be in the interest of the public health, safety, or general welfare. There is no limit to the number of birds permitted. Anoka, MN The City of Anoka permits chicken coops as accessory buildings in their zoning code and must follow those provisions, but does not include a provision for the minimum distance specifically for the use of a chicken coop. Coops must be clean, sanitary, fully enclosed and comply with their zoning regulations. Fowl and poultry must be confined to the holding facility except for short periods of time of exercise. A maximum of four (4) chickens is allowed. No roosters shall be permitted. Their City Code specifies that the City reserves the right to eliminate all fowl and poultry within city limits if a pandemic regarding fowl and poultry is declared. Bloomington, MN The City of Bloomington permits chickens in residential district under certain conditions. No person shall keep more than four (4) total hen chickens on any single-family or two-family residential property. This is in addition to the maximum of four domestic animals or pets. Chickens are not allowed on properties with three or more dwelling units. No person can keep roosters on any property within the city. Chickens over the age of four weeks cannot be kept inside of a dwelling or garage. Chickens must be properly protected from the weather and predators in a shelter or coop, and have access to the outdoors in an enclosure or fenced area but cannot run at large. The shelter must be setback a minimum of thirty (30) feet from the property lot line and set back a minimum of fifty (50) feet from any dwelling on an abutting parcel. A shelter must be situated closer to the chicken owner’s dwelling than to any of the neighboring dwellings and must be located in the rear or side yard and set back at least fifty (50) feet from any adjacent street. Screening from abutting residentially used properties is required in the form of a solid privacy fence of at least six (6) feet in height constructed according to the fence standards in City Code. A coop cannot exceed 120 square feet in size and shall not exceed six feet in height; an enclosure or fenced area for chickens shall not exceed twenty (20) square feet per bird and shall not exceed six feet in height and shall have protected overhead netting to prevent attracting predators and other animals running at large; an enclosure or fenced area may be constructed with wood and/or woven wire materials that allow chickens to contact the ground; and must be constructed in a workmanship-like manner to deter rodents and predators.