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Harris County adopts changes to permit backyard hens in R‑1 with conditions
Summary
After debate, the board approved a second‑reading amendment to the Unified Development Code allowing up to four hens in R‑1 residential districts (no roosters), striking the rule that barred coops in major subdivisions and keeping a two‑acre minimum lot size, plus setbacks and household‑use restrictions.
The Harris County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 17 adopted a second‑reading amendment to the Unified Development Code (Article 3, Section 308.03) addressing the allowance of chicken coops in R‑1 residential districts.
The planning commission had recommended approval with a two‑acre minimum and no restriction on minimum lot size, and staff provided redlined language in the meeting packet. The adopted…
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