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Planning Board recommends changes to domesticated-chickens ordinance, favors a 2-acre threshold
Summary
After public comment and board debate about neighborhood impacts and state law, the Planning Board voted unanimously to recommend amendments to Cumberland Code of Ordinances 3-15-39 on domesticated chickens, directing staff to refine language (board expressed preference for a 2-acre threshold).
The Cumberland Planning Board voted to recommend amendments to the town's domesticated-chickens ordinance (Cumberland Code of Ordinances 3-15-39) and directed staff to refine the language for council consideration.
Bridgette, the town planner, explained staff recommended removing a $10 licensing requirement and retaining the term "chickens" to be specific about species. Board…
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