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Planning Board recommends changing 'chicken' rules to 'hens' and adjusts permit threshold
Summary
The board recommended amendments to Chapter 3-15-39 to align local language with state law, replacing 'chicken' with 'hen,' keeping roosters prohibited, and moving the lot-size permitting breakpoint to 2 acres; the motion passed 5–1.
The Cumberland Planning Board voted to recommend amendments to the town’s domesticated-chickens ordinance that staff characterized as largely housekeeping to reflect state rules and clarify local permitting.
Bridgette presented the draft amendments and said she drew language from neighboring municipalities and state law. Board members debated whether the code should use the term "chicken" to…
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