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Sanford approves first reading of ordinance to allow backyard chickens with limits
Summary
The commission approved first reading of Ordinance 2025-4832 to permit backyard chickens in single-family residential zones with size, setback, and use restrictions; staff will correct numeric transposition before second reading.
The Sanford City Commission approved first reading of Ordinance 2025-4832 on Sept. 22, 2025, moving forward a proposal to allow backyard chickens in residential areas designated for single-family use, with limits on flock size, coop dimensions and prohibited commercial sales.
City staff presented the ordinance as a codification to replace an effectively prohibitive 150-foot rule that prevented most city homeowners from keeping chickens. "We were gonna look at…
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