Family to advocate to keep chickens for child with special needs during city meeting

CONCORD, N.C. — City planners in Concord have tweaked a proposal that would allow chickens as pets.

In February, the Celemer family told Action 9′s Jason Stoogenke that they had had the birds for years.

They also said they were great with their son with special needs.

However, recently, the family discovered the city’s rule that doesn’t allow chickens inside the city limits unless you use your land for agriculture.

At the meeting, the family said they would be asking city leaders to reconsider.

City planners originally drafted a rule that would allow female chickens on single-family lots, between five and twenty birds, depending on the size of the property.

However, now they have decided to suggest five to fifteen chickens instead.

You also wouldn’t be able to kill the birds while inside city limits or use them or their eggs for commercial use.

City planners would need council members to approve before they could move forward.

VIDEO: Concord family fights to keep chickens for child with special needs

Concord family fights to keep chickens for child with special needs

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