York County planning panel approves ordinance changes to allow ducks and adjust setback process for backyard poultry

Feb 12, 2025

The York County Planning Commission on Feb. 12 approved text amendments to the county zoning ordinance to add ducks to permitted backyard poultry, allow such keeping in certain planned developments, and shift reduced-setback requests from a special-use permit to a variance process.

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The York County Planning Commission voted Feb. 12 to approve text amendments to the county zoning ordinance that add ducks to permitted residential poultry, permit chickens and ducks on occupied detached single-family homes in Planned Development (PD) districts, and remove the special-use-permit option for reduced setbacks for poultry enclosures.

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