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Live Oak council asks planning staff to draft ordinance allowing backyard hens
Summary
Council members directed land-development staff to draft an ordinance to allow backyard hens in single-family zones, with parameters such as no roosters; staff said the change would require revising multiple sections of the land development regulations and would go to planning and zoning for recommendation before returning as an ordinance.
The City of Live Oak council directed land development staff to draft a code amendment to allow backyard chickens in appropriate residential zones.
A council member proposed changing the city code so residents could keep hens, and several council members said they expected any local rule to prohibit roosters and limit the number of hens. One speaker…
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