‘Small flocks, hens only’: commissioners direct staff to draft backyard-chicken rules
Residents urged the county to permit small backyard flocks to address food insecurity and youth agricultural programs. Planning staff recommended a permit-and-affidavit model (2–6 hens, no roosters, owner-occupied single-family lots) and commissioners asked staff to return with a draft ordinance by early October.
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Public comments and a staff review led commissioners to ask county planners to produce a formal draft ordinance allowing limited backyard chickens on owner-occupied single-family lots.
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