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Amherst resident seeks exception to backyard fowl limit after 12 years of keeping chickens
Amherst Zoning Board of Appeals · November 19, 2025
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Summary
A resident told the Zoning Board he has kept 13 chickens for about 12 years and asked for a variance from the municipal limit of four fowl on lots under one acre; the board deferred formal action and will notify the applicant in writing within 14 days.
The Amherst Zoning Board of Appeals heard a request from Mister Ryan Banas of 5506 Lynn Road for a variance to keep 13 fowl on a property smaller than one acre.
Banas told the board he has kept chickens for roughly 12 years and submitted the variance after receiving a letter notifying him that his flock…
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