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Commissioners advance revised backyard‑chicken ordinance to adoption hearing; add language about runs and retain HOA authority
Hernando County Board of County Commissioners (Land Use) · February 3, 2026
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Summary
Board gave first reading to changes that add ducks, scale bird limits by lot size (up to 12 birds on larger lots), exempt coops under 120 sq ft from building permits and preserve HOA restrictions; adoption scheduled for March 3 with minor language adjustments requested.
The Hernando County Board of County Commissioners gave first reading on Feb. 3 to a revised ordinance on backyard poultry that would add ducks to permitted birds, increase allowable bird counts based on lot size and remove the requirement to renew small‑coop permits.
Under the draft rules presented by…
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