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Pasco staff propose backyard‑chicken ordinance for noncommercial residential use
Summary
County planners outlined a proposed ordinance to permit backyard chickens in appropriate residential zoning districts for household use only; staff said draft rules would likely prohibit roosters and ban on-site slaughtering, with a target Planning Commission review in September.
Pasco County planning staff told the Planning Commission on July 24 that they are drafting a "backyard chicken" land development code amendment to allow household chicken coops in residential districts that currently prohibit livestock for noncommercial, household use. The proposal matters to residents who seek small-scale food…
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