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Residents press Harris Township to allow chicken coops on corner lots; board cites state setback limits
Summary
Property owners asked the board to amend rules so chicken coops could be sited on a corner‑lot side yard; township staff said state setback and right‑of‑way rules treat corner side yards as front yards and that enforcement is complaint‑driven, so no immediate change was offered.
At a public meeting Sept. 9, Harris Township residents asked supervisors to amend the zoning ordinance so chicken coops could be located on side yards of corner lots. The request followed complaints and follow‑up enforcement related to a rooster kept at a corner property; staff said the rooster has been removed but a coop remained on the lot.
Township staff told the board that, under current state and local rules, the side yard on a corner lot is considered a front yard for setback purposes and that the township cannot grant a case‑by‑case exception without changing…
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