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Peachtree City council adopts backyard-chickens ordinance with compromise lot-size limit
Summary
After a public hearing with mixed testimony, council approved a revised ordinance permitting backyard chickens on lots of roughly 20,000 square feet or larger (with detailed coop/run rules), following the planning commission’s original recommendation for larger minimum lots.
Peachtree City adopted an ordinance to allow backyard chickens in single-family rear yards with detailed limits tied to lot size after a full public hearing that produced roughly equal numbers of supporters and opponents.
Staff presented the draft ordinance and noted the Planning Commission had recommended chickens only on very large lots (about 1 acre). The initial staff-modified proposal would have allowed chickens on lots as small as 10,000 square feet with a chart of maximum birds per lot. Supporters (including residents and a 4‑H coordinator cited by the…
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