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Sahuarita amends zoning to allow up to six fowl on single-family lots, maintains rooster prohibitions
Summary
The council adopted Ordinance 2024-177 to align the town code with state law requiring municipalities to allow backyard fowl; key changes include allowing up to six fowl on single-family and MH lots, a 20-foot coop setback, and continued prohibition of roosters except in rural zones.
The Town of Sahuarita council adopted Ordinance 2024-177, a zoning text amendment to bring the town code into conformity with recent state law requiring local jurisdictions to permit the raising of fowl in single-family residential zones.
Nathan Barrett, deputy director of community development, told the council the state measure (referred to in staff materials as HB 23 25) requires…
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