City of Vancouver Council to finally review proposed bylaw change!
Dane
To: Food Policy
Sent: Thu Apr 01 14:11:40 2010
Subject: Backyard Hens Guidelines @ Council
Thank you for your interest in the City of Vancouver’s review of the
policies and guidelines and bylaws surrounding the keeping of backyard
hens.
A report on this subject will be presented to City Council at the
April 8, 2010, Planning & Environment Meeting. At this meeting,
Council will consider the proposed guidelines and parameters
surrounding the keeping of backyard hens. If these guidelines are
approved then a subsequent Public Hearing will be held (date TBD) at
which any necessary bylaw amendments will be reviewed.
The April 8 meeting takes place at 2:00pm in the Council Chambers at
City Hall, 453 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver.
The report, entitled “Guidelines for Keeping of Backyard Hens” can be
viewed on-line, and is available at the following URL:
http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/20100408/documents/penv3.pdf
(Please note that the document is a PDF file and you will require
Adobe Reader to view it).
Interested parties are able to speak to the report. Should you wish
to do so, please contact the City Clerk’s office via one of the
following means.
By mail:
City Clerk's Office
Third Floor, City Hall
453 West 12th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5Y 1V4
By fax:
Fax your request to the City Clerk's Office at 604.873.7419
By telephone:
Call the City Clerk's Office at 604.873.7276
By email:
E-mail your request to mayoran...@vancouver.ca
Phone and email requests must be received no later than the day prior
for morning meetings and two hours prior for afternoon and evening
meetings. Requests can be made in person up to ten minutes prior to
the commencement of the meeting. If time permits, the meeting
chairperson may also invite unregistered attendees to speak.
For your reference, additional details on speaking to Council can be
found here:
http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/mayorcouncil/speaktocouncil.htm