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Monroeville zoning board grants homeowner exception to keep four hens at Sunset Drive house
Summary
The Monroeville Zoning Hearing Board on June 4 approved a special exception allowing a homeowner at 205 Sunset Drive to keep up to four hens, citing the board pproval under Article 12 of the town—ode and conditions including setbacks and space-per-chicken requirements.
Monroeville —eb. 4, 2025 Monroeville zoning board on June 4 approved a special exception permitting a homeowner at 205 Sunset Drive to keep up to four hens on property in the R-1 single-family zoning district.
The decision matters because the board resolved a request under the town—ode that governs backyard poultry in single-family neighborhoods and confirmed that the applicant may keep chickens subject to the ordinance—onditions.
Federico Silva, the applicant and homeowner, told the Monroeville Zoning Hearing Board he wanted backyard chickens to share with his young child and described family experience with farming. "We'd like to get chickens. There you go. Simple enough," Silva said. He added, "My grandparents had a farm. I grew up around animals, and we have a 2 and a half year old, and she has a love…
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