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Bel Air commissioners move to allow hens on smaller single‑family detached lots, drop proposed permit
Summary
After extended debate, commissioners agreed to amend town code to permit hens on single‑family detached lots down to 5,000 sq ft, keep the limit at two hens for small lots, and remove a proposed coop permit and neighbor‑notice requirement; staff will redraft language for formal action.
The Bel Air Board of Town Commissioners on March 31 agreed in principle to revise the town code to allow domestic hens (but not roosters) on smaller single‑family detached lots, keeping the number of hens at two on 5,000‑square‑foot lots and foregoing a proposed permit requirement.
Commissioner (who introduced the ordinance) said the change responds to a constituent whose lot is under 10,000 square feet and who asked to keep hens for family use. The original draft would have reduced the minimum lot size from 10,000 to 5,000 square feet, added a permit and coop specifications, and proposed one hen at…
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