Richland to remove chicken ordinance from village code; public hearing set for May meeting

The Village of Richland council on April 13 continued a comprehensive ordinance review, concluding the village’s noise ordinance needs no revisions and recommending removal of the village’s chicken ordinance so that regulation will default to state law.

Clerk Mollie Fish summarized the attorney’s response during the ordinance-review discussion and the council scheduled a public hearing on the proposed removal at the May meeting, which the council set to begin at 6:45 p.m. for that purpose. No vote adopting the removal occurred on April 13; the council recorded its intent to place the matter on the May agenda for a public hearing and subsequent vote.

The council also confirmed that the village’s sewer system disposal ordinance will remain unchanged. Members asked staff to prepare any statutory references or explanatory materials ahead of the May hearing so residents can review implications before public comment.

The council’s ongoing ordinance review was discussed alongside other agenda items; no citizen comments were recorded at the April meeting.