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Planning board backs District 1 ordinance allowing up to six backyard chickens, drops neighbor‑consent requirement
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Board voted to recommend approval of a District‑1 ordinance to permit up to six chickens on qualifying single‑family lots, removing a proposed adjacent‑owner consent affidavit after debate over enforcement, animal welfare and neighborhood impacts.
The Planning & Zoning Board recommended approval of amendments to Chapter 62 that would allow up to six chickens on certain single‑family lots within the District‑1 boundary, but removed a proposed requirement that applicants obtain a signed affidavit of consent from all adjacent property owners.
Staff told the board the proposal grew from a legislative intent approved by the…
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