tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722035309308881879.post8343824398834830993..comments2023-06-28T07:01:51.125-04:00Comments on MLBsGarden: Why Were Hens Banned in Chesapeake? The Chicken Activist's ResponseAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11921409180190467914noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722035309308881879.post-30363118470142538762012-07-26T21:31:39.704-04:002012-07-26T21:31:39.704-04:00Actually, Valerie, I don't know how much thoug...Actually, Valerie, I don't know how much thought was put into them, but my research shows that Chesapeake put a lot of time into them. An article, "Zone Plan Ends Long Stalemate" from May 28, 1969, by Lloyd Lewis of the Ledger Star newspaper, claims that the 1969 ordinance came after 6.5 years of struggle over the issue. There was "a long series of public hearing and study sessions involving both the council and the planning commission." Up until then, there were ordinances, but there were different ones for South Norfolk and the other five boroughs, with "a smattering of citywide rules plus several development plans for isolated areas." It sounds like zoning was a mess until this compromise was reached. <br /><br />The same article says that farming was allowed under the 1969 laws in all zones, and that livestock was allowed, although some special rules were enacted to "keep pigs in their place." It doesn't jibe with Mr. King's assertions at all, as I updated in my previous post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11921409180190467914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722035309308881879.post-81386487925068434102012-07-26T16:20:23.095-04:002012-07-26T16:20:23.095-04:00I think we can assume Mr King is guessing, unless ...I think we can assume Mr King is guessing, unless he was part of the zoning commission back in the 60s, which is quite unlikely. I'd wager that the city zoning laws were simply copied from another locality and slightly modified without a whole lot of thought.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401238724319600956noreply@blogger.com