Memo from Valerie Monastra on Fowl%2FAnimals
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Board of Trustees Work Session — 2026-06-24
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Agenda item: Further discussion on changes to the Village Code related to animals/fowls.
Memo, 1 page. Attached to agenda item: “Further discussion on changes to the Village Code related to animals/fowls.”
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A June 22, 2026 memo from Valerie Monastra to Mayor Pugh and the Village Board on edits to the animal regulations, reporting that at the May 27, 2026 work session the Board agreed to limit the type of fowl allowed on residential properties to chickens and ducks and wanted larger setbacks for zoning districts with lots larger than 5,000 square feet. Monastra asks the Board to confirm the chickens-and-ducks limit, decide whether to also edit rules for other farm animals such as goats, horses, cows, pigs, rabbits, sheep and alpacas/llamas, and choose whether to advance the chicken and duck revisions first or wait to include the other farm animals.
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Also attached to this agenda item:
Memo on Fowl %26 Poultry from Village Manager Bryan Healy
Proposed Language on Farm Animals and Fowl - June 2026
Proposed Language on Farm Animals and Fowl - May 2026
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Hudson Valley: 156 Route 59, Suite C6, Suffern, NY 10901 845.368.1472
Long Island: 70 Maxess Road, Melville, NY 11747 631.427.5665
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM: Valerie Monastra, AICP
SUBJECT: Edits to Animal Regulations
DATE:
June 22, 2026
CC:
Mayor Pugh and Members of the Village Board of Trustees
At the May 27, 2026, Village Board work session, the Board reviewed potential zoning amendments to
Section 230-9.1 for farm animals. It was agreed at that meeting to limit the type of fowl allowed on a
residential property to chickens and ducks. In addition, the Board wanted to see a larger setback
requirement for zoning districts with lots larger than 5,000 SF. The attached revised zoning
amendments incorporate these items. There are still a few remaining questions about the edits to this
section that the Board needs to address before we can conclude this work. They are as follows:
1) We would like the Village Board to confirm that fowl permitted on a property will be limited to
chickens and ducks.
2) Does the Village Board want to consider edits to the farm animals as well, and which animals do
they want to allow? I am providing a list of the typical farm animals: goats, horses, cows, pigs,
rabbits, sheep, and alpacas/llamas.
3) The Village Board has an option to move forward with the chickens and duck revisions first, or
would they prefer to wait and include edits on the other farm animals?
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