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Cheatham County approves rules for backyard chickens, bans roosters and sets siting limits
Summary
After a brief public hearing with no speakers for or against, the Cheatham County Legislative Body amended the county Zoning Resolution to permit domesticated chickens under specific conditions: a 25-bird maximum, no roosters, rear-yard placement, minimum setbacks and predator-proof enclosures.
The Cheatham County Legislative Body voted Oct. 17 to amend Sections 6.043, 6.044 and 6.045 of the county Zoning Resolution to permit domesticated chickens subject to detailed standards.
The ordinance change allows up to 25 domesticated chickens per property, prohibits roosters and requires animals be kept outside of habitation in predator-proof enclosures comprised of a covered chicken house (minimum two square feet per bird) and a fenced run (minimum six square…
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