Commission recommends modified chicken rule for R‑15 lots, delays effective date 60 days to allow HOA notification
Planning staff proposed allowing backyard chickens in R‑15 residential lots using rules similar to rural districts; after public comment and commissioner amendments the board recommended limiting four birds up to one acre, adding +5 birds per half-acre thereafter but capping at 20, and asked for a 60‑day delay so HOAs can consider covenant changes.
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Bryan County planning staff presented a draft text amendment to allow backyard chickens in R‑15 residential areas, proposing to mirror existing rural-residential (RR) rules that scale bird allowances with lot size. After substantial public input about neighborhood character, HOA authority and enforcement capacity, the commission approved a modified recommendation and asked the Board of Commissioners to delay the ordinance’s effective date for 60 days so homeowner associations can review covenants.
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