Rooster ordinance

A permitted rooster keeper said he spent heavily to comply with the 2014 rules and opposes the new limits targeting compliant operators like him.

Opposed the rooster limits, saying her family paid a lot to comply with prior rules and considers their roosters pets.

Said the county ordinance takes away rights already limited by the state and questioned its application to his rural property.

Opposed the ordinance, arguing it will hurt the county economy and feed stores that supply chicken keepers.

Said her family spent tens of thousands complying with prior rules and asked who will compensate them for lost investments and bloodlines.

Supported the ordinance, describing a neighbor keeping roughly 300 roosters in cages near her residential home, with noise, odor, and suspected cockfighting traffic.

An Aromas resident with a 30-cage rooster operation next door strongly supported the new limits, saying the noise spreads across the whole ridge-top neighborhood.

Said a neighbor keeps 200-plus roosters crowing from 3 a.m., costing her family sleep and peace of mind for nearly a year; urged adoption.

A Middlefield Road resident supported the ordinance, describing nonstop rooster noise from a neighboring rental property and noting Supervisor Church had heard it firsthand.

Strongly opposed the ordinance, saying he invested heavily in compliant facilities and that people who want quiet should move to the city.

Urged the commission to adopt the rooster ordinance to stop large-scale breeding operations in residential communities.

Complained about a neighbor's unpermitted rooster operation causing noise and supported shifting enforcement to zoning rules.

Described how hundreds of roosters negatively affected neighborhood sleep, mental health, and property values.