Helen Call The Police! The Johnsons Have A Peacock In The Backyard; Arlington Heights Restricts Animal Possession

No chickens, geese, ducks and farm animals are allowed in Arlington Heights. That ordinance was clearly outlined in January 2013 when the Arlington Heights village board denied variance requests from Mary Green, of the 200 block of South Mitchell, and Matt Scallon, of the 400 block of South Walnut, who wanted to keep up to three hens in their backyards. Both property owners were unanimously rejected, and there was rejection noted about the repeat attention to the subject of chicken farming.

After people challenged the laws with proposals for similar animals the laws were changed last night at the Village Board Meeting. The law now reads: "It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or raise any of the following animals or fowl in any residential district within the Village: pigs, cattle, horses, goats, sheep, or any other farm animals or similar animals, or any chickens, geese or ducks or similar fowl."

Some officials have appeared a little annoyed at the amount of time spent on the topic of animals and pets at Arlington Heights -- below their pay grade perhaps.

For now they have stated they will not create a comprehensive list from the animal kingdom and work with the "any similar" lingo.

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