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Commission declines to recommend approval for reduced chicken‑coop setback at 201 Fairfield Drive
Summary
Staff recommended denial of a special‑use permit to allow a chicken coop and runs within 0–1 foot of the western property line at 201 Fairfield Drive; the Planning Committee did not recommend approval and left the issue to proceed without a favorable recommendation to the Board of Supervisors.
Planning staff recommended denial on March 12 of a special‑use permit request to authorize a reduced setback (0–1 foot) for a backyard chicken enclosure at 201 Fairfield Drive in Piney Point Estates. Staff said the zoning ordinance requires a minimum 10‑foot setback for pens, coops, or cages and that the applicant’s enclosure, comprised of a prefabricated shed, a sheltered run, and an unsheltered run attached to the shared fence, does not meet that standard.
Staff told the commission the parcel is 0.7 acres and that portions of the yard are inside the Chesapeake Bay…
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