Tempe City Council recently adopted a city code text amendment to align with state legislation that increased the number of fowl allowed on residential lots that are a half acre or less with a single-family detached residence.
A city staff report by principal planner Michelle Dahlke explained that the state legislature adopted House Bill 2325 regarding domestic chickens and related definitions that are effective as of Sept. 14.
HB2325 established that municipalities may not adopt a law, ordinance or other regulation that prohibits a resident of a single-family detached residence on a lot that is half an acre or less from keeping up to six fowl in the backyard.
