seven hills ohio news

[CALarrick]

I'm sure it's some outdated ordinance left over from the farming era.

I don't know anything about the case of Seven Hills, but in general, contrary to being legacy holdovers, ordinances to allow urban or suburban chickens (and sometimes other small livestock) are something of a trend, *especially* in comparatively affluent and progressive cities (New York, San Francisco, Atlanta, Seattle, etc. have all done this). Locally, Cleveland recently allowed keeping of chickens and beehives, and Lakewood considered it but dropped the proposal. It is part of the urban-agriculture and "locavore," movement.

[Cleveland_Collector]

Of course they did. It makes sense to allow people to produce their own food, especially when what is being farmed is absolutely harmless. Also, so few people will do it that it becoming any sort of a nuisance is highly improbable. My Grandfather kept a coop of 2-3 dozen hens for decades. He never heard the neighbors complain about the farm fresh eggs or the smell. The secret? Be decent and use pulverized limestone.

[Chef Boyardee]

Originally Posted by Cleveland_Collector

Of course they did. It makes sense to allow people to produce their own food, especially when what is being farmed is absolutely harmless. Also, so few people will do it that it becoming any sort of a nuisance is highly improbable. My Grandfather kept a coop of 2-3 dozen hens for decades. He never heard the neighbors complain about the farm fresh eggs or the smell. The secret? Be decent and use pulverized limestone.

Now that's fresh eggs!

[Kasey77]

Is Seven Hills regarded as an upscale community?

[Cleveland_Collector]

It depends on what you consider upscale. Is it Moreland Hills or Gates Mills? No. It isn't Brookpark either. It's a good mix of working to upper-middle class families living in houses that vary from modest bungalows to oppulent McMansions. The taxes are moderate and the crime and poverty rates are very low. There is much room for improvement, but there are a lot of worse places to live. IMO, it is not upscale. It's a solid, conveniently located, middle-class suburb.

[newmex]

Soap Box Time!!!

Typically petulant, stick up the butt, NE Ohioans ( I can say that, 44+ years here...one away...now back, a perspective thing)...under 10 chickens penned...keeping out the roosters, it will go unnoticed...but it has to be maintained. Cholesterol ladened eggs be damned!!

A once rural area, I knew folks who grew up in VII Hills in the 60's-70's, you now loathe each other in close proximity in VII Hills.

You folks have your nasty down to how the neighbor mows their lawn!!! I Laugh!

I am sure that there are folks that lament the old days, as I do growing up in Medina Township, when white flight Cleveland prigs moved in, and everything bugged them, including the farmer on his tractor that got in the way on the yuppies way home in his BMW, to a dinner that went thankless to the "hick" he passed on the highway that brought the bounty to the dinner table.

Maybe a little E-Coli is justice...

Any Q's?

Didn't think so...

[Chef Boyardee]

Originally Posted by newmex

Soap Box Time!!!

Typically petulant, stick up the butt, NE Ohioans ( I can say that, 44+ years here...one away...now back, a perspective thing)...under 10 chickens penned...keeping out the roosters, it will go unnoticed...but it has to be maintained. Cholesterol ladened eggs be damned!!

A once rural area, I knew folks who grew up in VII Hills in the 60's-70's, you now loathe each other in close proximity in VII Hills.

You folks have your nasty down to how the neighbor mows their lawn!!! I Laugh!

I am sure that there are folks that lament the old days, as I do growing up in Medina Township, when white flight Cleveland prigs moved in, and everything bugged them, including the farmer on his tractor that got in the way on the yuppies way home in his BMW, to a dinner that went thankless to the "hick" he passed on the highway that brought the bounty to the dinner table.

Maybe a little E-Coli is justice...

Any Q's?

Didn't think so...

Basically, you want to live somewhere that never gets so big that it incorporates. Still, they say Whites (baby boomers and I guess their kids too when they can) are going to flee out to the countryside. Of course, a lot of people are just leaving the area entirely, but still, I think P.D. said, 2/3rds who left Cuyahoga County stayed in Ohio.

[Cleveland_Collector]

Way to generalize, newmex.