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ZBA Upholds Building Department Ruling That 231 Clinton Chicken Coop Requires a Permit
Summary
The Zoning Board denied an appeal by the property owner of 231 Clinton Ave and upheld the building department’s determination that a sizable chicken coop on the property meets the village definition of an accessory structure and therefore requires a permit.
The Dobbs Ferry Zoning Board of Appeals denied an appeal challenging the building department’s determination that a chicken coop at 231 Clinton Ave is an accessory structure requiring a permit.
Attorney Dan Panasi, representing the property owner, argued the village zoning code specifically contemplates chickens and enclosures without cross‑referencing accessory‑structure rules, and said the village’s past practice did not treat coops as accessory structures requiring permits. Panasi said he…
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