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Brooksville commission recommends allowing one rooster per acre in agricultural zones
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the City Council amend Ordinance 977 to permit one rooster in agricultural zoning districts, forwarding the amendment with conditions by unanimous vote.
The City of Brooksville Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended that City Council amend Ordinance 977 to permit a single rooster in agricultural zoning districts, under conditions outlined in a redline amendment presented to the commission.
City staff member David Hainley told commissioners the request came from the City Council after the commission earlier amended the ordinance to allow chickens under conditions. The amendment proposed allows a rooster, restricted to one rooster per parcel as presented; commissioners clarified during discussion that the restriction effectively equates to one rooster per acre in agricultural zones.
Commissioners asked few substantive questions. After brief discussion and a motion to recommend approval to City Council, members voted unanimously to forward the amendment.
If City Council adopts the amendment, the change will modify the citys land-use code (Ordinance 977) to explicitly permit a single rooster in agricultural zoning under the conditions reflected in the redline amendment presented to the commission.
