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Board Signals Support for 20,000‑Square‑Foot Minimum in Draft Chicken Ordinance; Staff to Revise Language
Summary
Township staff presented a draft ordinance to permit domesticated chickens with proposed lot‑size thresholds; the planning commission favored 30,000 sq ft but several supervisors and the county planning commission recommended 20,000 sq ft. Staff will update the draft and return it to planning and county review before advertisement.
Towamencin staff and the planning commission have spent more than a year drafting regulations to allow domesticated chickens in residential areas, and a draft ordinance was presented May 14 for board input. The draft includes a proposed minimum lot size of 30,000 square feet (about 3/4 acre), allows 4…
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