Lee County panel recommends limited backyard chickens, adopts new setback rule

Nov 4, 2025

The Lee County Planning Commission recommended that the county board adopt a zoning text amendment allowing limited backyard chickens in R-2 single-family residential districts while retaining restrictions on farm animals in R-1 areas.

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The Lee County Planning Commission recommended that the county board adopt a zoning text amendment allowing limited backyard chickens in R-2 single-family residential districts while retaining restrictions on farm animals in R-1 areas.

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