Public Hearing on Raising Hens Continued

The Stonington Planning and Zoning Commission continued the public hearing on the proposal to allow residents to raise up to six hens amid concern about odor, chicken escapes and the impact on property value.

According to a report in The Day, John Prue, the acting chairman of the commission said they will need to work on the zoning amendment before they’d act on it.

Patch reported earlier that the town allows residents to raise fowl but not hens, which are seen as grazing animals and restricted to lots of at least 130,000 square feet. The change would allow them to live in fenced-in areas or coops on all lots in residential and commercial zones.

The public hearing was continued to August 20 at the Mystic Middle School.

Click here to read the full report on The Day.