The Brooklyn Center City Council made changes to the city ordinance in October of 2018 allowing backyard chickens at residential 1 and 2 family properties. The following is a list of regulations relating to the keeping of backyard chickens.

• Roosters are prohibited
• No more than 6 Hens
• A Coop and Run
• Only permitted in R1 and R2 districts
• The Run and Coop cannot exceed 120 square feet and 6 feet in height
• Must be located entirely in the rear yard
• Must be 5 feet from lot lines
• 30ft. from adjacent dwellings

Chicken Coop Requirements

• Fully enclosed and keeps the Chickens in and migratory birds out
• Must be winterized
• Architecturally appropriate building materials
• Coops that exceed 30 square feet count as an accessory building
• Must be constructed with architecturally appropriate building materials

Chicken Run Requirements

• Must be fully enclosed with a fence that is securely constructed with mesh type material no larger than one (1) inch
• Included overhead netting

Other Requirements

• Must be in good repair
• Nuisance odors must be prevented
• Feed must be stored in a leak-proof container
• Chickens must be secured inside the coop at night
• Chickens cannot run at large
• No slaughter, fighting, breeding of chickens
• No Commercial sale of eggs
• Rental properties will require written permission from the property owner.