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Commissioners direct staff to draft backyard-hens ordinance after months of discussion
Summary
After a lengthy discussion about setbacks, coop construction, waste management and enforcement, the Planning and Zoning Commission asked staff to draft a proposed ordinance permitting up to four hens per single-family dwelling with detailed coop and setback requirements and to return with the draft in August.
The Chesapeake Beach Planning and Zoning Commission discussed a proposed backyard-hens (small-scale chicken) ordinance at length on May 28 and directed staff to prepare a draft ordinance and a companion memo for Town Council consideration.
A commission subcommittee and staff presented recommended elements: a limit of four hens per single-family dwelling; coop and run requirements (fully enclosed, ventilated, predator-proof, regularly cleaned); setbacks limited to side or rear yards (not front yards) with an 8-foot setback from property lines proposed as a baseline; waste management allowed on-site if…
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