Please take notice that the Borough Council of the Borough of Green Lane (“Council”) will discuss and possibly adopt a proposed ordinance, which is summarized below, at its regular meeting at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, May 8, 2025, at the Borough Hall at the Green Lane Firehouse, 214 Main Street, Green Lane, PA.
All interested persons are invited to attend. If you are a person with a disability and wish to attend the above-noted meeting and require a service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, please contact the Borough of Green Lane (“Borough”) at (215) 234-8633 at least two (2) days prior to the date of the meeting to discuss how the Borough may best accommodate your needs.
Full copies of the proposed ordinance may be examined (i) during regular office hours at the Borough Hall at the Green Lane Firehouse, (ii) during normal business hours at the Law Library of Montgomery County, located on the 10th floor of One Montgomery Plaza, 425 Swede Street, Norristown, PA, and (iii) during normal business hours at the office of the newspaper in which this Public Notice appears.
Summary of Proposed Ordinance
This proposed ordinance of the Borough adds a new article to the Code of the Borough (“Code”) entitled “Livestock and Chickens” to authorize and provide standards for the keeping of livestock and domesticated chickens in the Borough.
The proposed ordinance includes a definition section that defines the following terms: Borough, chicken, chicken run, chicken coop, dwelling, livestock, permitted tract of land or property, rooster, permittee, permitting officer, and person. The proposed ordinance provides that except as permitted pursuant to the Green Lane Zoning Ordinance of 1971, as amended, no person shall keep any (i) livestock, (ii) farm animals, including, but not limited to, pigs, hogs, horses, cows, chickens (except as permitted in the proposed ordinance), (iii) ducks, and (iv) sheep within the Borough, nor shall any person maintain any buildings or pens (except as permitted in the proposed ordinance) for the keeping or maintenance of any such animals at any place within the said Borough.
The proposed ordinance provides minimum standards for the keeping of chickens. The proposed ordinance also includes general rules for the keeping of chickens and provisions addressing general requirements, regulations, and permitting in order to keep chickens in the Borough.
The proposed ordinance adds to Part II, entitled “General Legislation,” Chapter 149, entitled “Animals,” an article I, entitled “Livestock and Chickens,” to the Code. The proposed ordinance includes sections addressing (i) violation and penalties, (ii) repealer, (iii) severability, and (iv) effective date of the proposed ordinance.
To access the full text of the ordinance, click here.