Getting permission to keep chickens has for years been a tough sell to the Overland Park City Council. For people with fewer than three acres, it involved a presentation to the planning commission and then to the full council. Most of the time, the council shot the applications down. But councilmembers are beginning to rethink the process, which has favored homeowners in the southern part of the city who typically have larger lots. On Wednesday the council’s Community Development Committee asked staff to look at alternatives to the way chicken permits are handled.
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