Florida City Moves to Change Code for Emotional Support Chickens

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The City of St. Augustine Beach is looking to amend its code to allow for emotional support animal requests, allowing the family of a 9-year-old boy with disabilities to keep his eight chickens at their residence.

The need arose after Jennifer Wildasin requested a variance hearing in front of the Planning and Zoning Board to allow her to keep chickens for her son, who has a traumatic brain injury. City code prohibits the keeping of bees, insects, reptiles, pigs, horses, cattle, goats, hogs or poultry.

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But a neighbor of the family appealed the board’s decision, bringing the case in front of the City Commission on Monday. She argued that the application was flawed and that it would set a precedent that would allow other families to keep chickens on their property.

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