Unionville hearing spotlights split over easing rules for backyard chickens
At a June 16 public hearing, Unionville staff outlined Text Amendment TC-25-01 to change Section 175 of the zoning ordinance and allow backyard chickens on parcels 2 acres or smaller with a 50-foot setback and limits; residents submitted a petition and gave mixed testimony for and against the change.
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The Town Council of the Town of Unionville heard public comment June 16 on Text Amendment TC-25-01, a proposed update to Section 175 of the zoning ordinance to revise setback and confinement rules for poultry in RA-40 zoning. Melody Braswell, deputy clerk, told the council the amendment seeks to distinguish small-scale backyard flocks from larger agricultural operations and to make the ordinance "practical, enforceable, and aligned with current trends in rural communities."
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