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Planning & Zoning recommends allowing up to four backyard hens as conditional use; council requests hearings
Chesapeake Beach Town Council · November 13, 2025
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Summary
The planning commission recommended allowing up to four hens per single‑family lot as a conditional use (enclosed coops, no front‑yard coops, setback limits); councilors said they want more public input and legal cleanup of non‑zoning code before adoption.
Planning & Zoning recommended that the council permit backyard hens (the draft code uses 'chickens' but the planners suggested 'hens') as a conditional use in residential zones with the following zoning…
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