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Homeowner seeks permit for six chickens; staff recommends approval
Summary
Darren Hubb requested a special use to keep up to six chickens in an R‑1 residential lot under two acres. County staff reported no visibility or nuisance concerns; neighbors and the board raised routine sanitation and containment conditions.
Darren Hubb petitioned the Zoning Board for a special use to keep up to six chickens on an R‑1 lot smaller than two acres. Staff recommended approval after noting that the proposed coop would sit behind an existing detached garage, would be shielded by a privacy fence and would not be visible from Northfield Drive.
Hubb told the board the flock would be for family use and for his grandchildren; he said he would share excess eggs with neighbors. The health department and other county agencies filed no objections. Board members discussed standard conditions — covered feed storage to reduce rodents, onsite water and sanitation for the animals, and limits on number and sales — and reiterated that the permit is for family use, not commercial egg production.
No opposing testimony was recorded in the transcript. The case is a class B special use, so the zoning board has final authority to grant or deny the permit; the transcript provided does not show the final vote.
