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Planning commission backs moving backyard hens proposal to Town Council
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission voted to forward its recommendation on allowing backyard chickens to the Town Council; commissioners limited their technical recommendations to setbacks and residency rules and noted other ordinance sections (animal health, waste) must be updated by council/staff.
The Chesapeake Beach Planning and Zoning Commission voted Aug. 27 to transmit a draft recommendation on permitting backyard hens to the Town Council for further review and potential ordinance amendments.
Commissioners reviewed a staff-prepared proposal that would allow backyard chickens by conditional use in specified residential zones. The draft recommendation included limiting poultry to single-family detached dwellings, applying existing yard-setback rules so coops and runs do not project into minimum yard setbacks, and…
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