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Board takes zoning appeal under advisement after legal arguments over chickens at Riverdale property
Summary
The Prince George's County Board of Appeals on Oct. 22 took under advisement an appeal over a DPIE violation that ordered removal of chickens from 6711 Oakland Ave in Riverdale after competing legal arguments about whether the animals constitute "urban agriculture" as a principal use or a permissible accessory use.
The Prince George's County Board of Appeals on Oct. 22 took under advisement an appeal filed by the owners of 6711 Oakland Avenue in Riverdale after legal argument over whether keeping chickens on the property violates the county zoning ordinance.
The appeal challenges a Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement (DPIE) violation notice that ordered removal of all fowl from the lot. DPIE and the Office of Law argued the keeping of chickens on the property constitutes "urban agriculture" as defined in the zoning ordinance and therefore is a principal use that is not permitted as a second principal use on a lot in the RR zone. County counsel said…
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