Commission adopts ordinance amending backyard chicken rules, digital sign frequency and tower permitting

Aug 20, 2025

The board approved Ordinance 25‑3 to add performance standards for backyard chickens in certain residential zones, limit digital sign changes to once per calendar day, restore farm equipment sales as an interim use in agricultural districts and revert personal cell towers to conditional use permits.

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The Wright County Board unanimously adopted Ordinance 25‑3 on Aug. 19, amending county land‑use rules to add performance standards for backyard chickens, restrict dynamic signs to one digital change per calendar day, restore farm equipment sales to the general agricultural district as an interim use, and convert personal cell towers back to conditional use permits.

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