Katrina Lewis, assistant professor of interior architecture and product design said the urban chicken coops were designed by the students for a competition for the Poultry Project. Each project was to be designed for a coop that would house 10 chickens and each chicken would have at least four square feet of space. This created many different design challenges for the students, Lewis said.
This afternoon, Spartanburg City Council will very likely pass the final reading of an ordinance allowing residents to have up to six hens (no roosters) in their backyard, provided that they first receive written permission from their neighbors, keep the hens confined in a coop in the backyard at least 50 feet from the nearest residence, and apply for an annual permit with an accompanying annual fee of an as-yet undermined amount.
Stevens said she enjoyed the project, even though it took her out of her comfort zone in the beginning. It was a good learning experience because she discovered the ability to design a product with no background in the subject, Stevens said.
It also makes perfect sense to limit the number of hens to six. It might even make sense to go lower. During the spring and summer, each hen will lay an egg almost everyday. A half-dozen eggs everyday is a bit much for even the most egg-crazed family. Requiring a coop in the backyard is also completely reasonable. All animals, regardless of whether we’re talking about pets or poultry, should be kept contained and sheltered, and the backyard just makes sense for a chicken coop.
Josef Lang, sophomore in interior architecture and product design, said urban chicken coops have established a place in cities as a part of the permaculture. In the later half of the past century, people have given the urban coops a place in the permaculture because they want to produce their own food at their own homes, Lang said.
To keep chickens in Roeland Park, residents must apply for a one-year special use permit that costs $100, with a $75 renewal fee. The permit allows as many as six hens in enclosed coops, but roosters are banned. The permit can be revoked if there are complaints or code violations.
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