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At the moment, it’s illegal to have even a single chicken in Atherton on a lot of less than 80,000 square feet, which is close to two acres.
The town is considering changing that to allow chickens on properties on lots as small as a half-acre. No matter how large the property, however, roosters would still be banned.
The City Council is scheduled to consider new regulations for keeping chickens when it meets on Wednesday, Feb. 17, starting at 7 p.m. in the town’s council chambers at 94 Ashfield Road.
Also on the agenda are:
● Approval of the Environmental Program Committee’s plans for a town Earth Day celebration.
● Consideration of where the Knox Playschool should be moved in Holbrook-Palmer Park.
I would like to see Atherton allow chickens. They may need to learn to feed themselves (this is step one) since they are underpaying their help, who now can’t afford to live anywhere on the peninsula. It’s sort of a back up plan if there is an exodus of workers due to the housing crisis.
I’d like to see my Atherton employer make better use of his vast manicured estate by planting a garden, having some chickens, and contributing to the local food bank. He could easily donate these items to St. Anthony’s Dining Room, even if he converted one acre. I would tend the garden after my regular duties.
“No matter how large the property, however, roosters would still be banned.”
Yet another instance of flagrant gender bias.