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Commission holds first readings on zoning changes, backyard chickens, tax rates and property-maintenance rules
Summary
At first reading the Owensboro City Commission considered a zoning text amendment to allow contractor shops in B3/B4 zones via conditional use permits, an ordinance to allow backyard chickens with restrictions, new property tax rates for 2025-26 and property-maintenance changes including mowing standards and rules for incomplete construction.
The Owensboro City Commission on Sept. 2 took first readings on four separate ordinances covering zoning text amendments, backyard chickens, the city’s property-tax rates and changes to the property-maintenance code. No final votes were taken because each item was introduced and publicly read as a first reading.
Zoning text amendment (Ordinance 14-2025): Planning staff presented a text amendment that would allow contractor shops such as plumbing and electrical businesses to locate in more business zones (B3 and B4) through a conditional-use-permit process. Bridal Howard, executive director of the Owensboro Metropolitan Planning Commission,…
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