07-14-2015, 02:49 PM
(07-14-2015, 01:23 PM)clasher Wrote: I don't think keeping chickens should be allowed in city limits. Chicken manure smells disgusting and maybe 4 birds on a block won't cause problems but a few coops on a block would start to cause more odour issues. How many urban yards in KW have space that is 15m away from a neighbour? The endless suburban expanses might have room in some places but a lot of subdivisions seem tightly packed to me.
Backyard compost smells disgusting when poorly managed. Yet composting is allowed, with by-laws that allow for enforcement if there is an actual issue.
(07-14-2015, 01:23 PM)clasher Wrote: There's no by-laws preventing canning but you can't just start canning stuff at home and selling it since that would start to affect other people. I think that's the crux of this whole debate, a backyard chicken coop might not bother the owners much and they benefit from it but the smells and sounds drift over fence lines.
The claim is that the impact is no more than that of things currently allowed, like dogs, children, composters, lawn mowers, barbecues, curry, music, laughter, etc.
I think by-laws like these aren't about smells and sounds, but rather about people wanting to preserve some kind of suburban ideal that is divorced both from the city and from the country.