We could we could we could be done with this in twenty minutes. I make a motion that we clean up the zoning code. Okay. So No second. I'm gonna start with my memo, and then we can look at the law. So for the past couple months, we've been working mys…

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a certain number per size of your lot, I think, is very helpful. Yeah. So currently, you can have 25 whether you're RA five, RA 60, anything in between, you can have 25 chickens. So what we've proposed is, allowing it proportionally based on the size…

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A proposed zoning code cleanup that would adjust the number of fowl allowed on residential properties in Croton-on-Hudson cleared a key hurdle on February 18, winning a consistency recommendation from the Waterfront Advisory Committee.

Local Law Introductory 3 of 2026, referred to the WAC by the Village Board of Trustees, addresses a number of inconsistencies scattered throughout the village Zoning Code, updates certain definitions, and amends the permitted number of fowl on reside…

The WAC's recommendation now goes back to Mayor Brian Pugh and the Village Board of Trustees, which will consider the local law as part of its regular legislative process. Residents interested in the specifics of the fowl ordinance or other zoning de…

Alright. Then moving on. Alright. So number four, where we talk about keeping a fowl, this mainly refers to chickens, I'm guessing. We added a table that states the maximum number of fowl is permitted and is based on lot size. So the bigger the lot s…

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the 15 feet? I guess so that there weren't chickens right on the proper line being penned, making noise, I guess.

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Well, and there's fecal matter associated with chickens, and you probably don't want that right on your property line if you share border with a neighbor. A little smelly.

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Croton's Planning Board spent its February 24 meeting weighing in on two significant proposed zoning changes that could affect everything from backyard chicken coops to who gets priority for affordable housing in the village.

The board reviewed draft Local Law Introductory No. 3 of 2026, a 27-page cleanup of the village zoning code. Among other fixes, the law would amend the number of fowl permitted on residential properties, transition certain special permit authority fr…

=== ARTICLE === Nobody showed up to comment on a 27-page overhaul of Croton's zoning code Monday night, but the Planning Board had plenty to say on its own — particularly about parking, chickens, and whether Metro North actually needs the village's p…

On chickens, the board learned that Croton's previous code allowed any resident to keep up to 25 fowl regardless of property size. The new law scales that number to lot size and requires coops be set back 15 feet from property lines — a change Villag…

Hello. My name is Matthew Rubenstein. I live on Truesdale Drive. I'm focusing on, the part of the code that's being revised. It's section three article four district use regulations section two thirty dash 9.1. So if you wanna look at the code or not…

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So it's you have 10 foul versus 25 foul within 50 feet. So it had to get to that numerical threshold before it would apply, and that's why I think the ambiguity was. Yeah. And it's it was it also had to do with the commas. Right? Which is Yeah. Right…

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The real fireworks came during the second hearing, on Local Law No. 3, a sweeping zoning code cleanup that would, among other things, slash the minimum distance for chicken coops from 50 feet to 15 feet from property lines and scale the number of fow…

Truesdale Drive resident Matthew Rubenstein delivered a pointed five-minute critique. "Ten fowl, 15 feet from a neighbor's property line — that's problematic," he told the board, describing clouds of dust drifting from a neighbor's coop onto his prop…

=== HEADLINE === Chicken coop rules draw fire as village eyes $7.2 million capital plan === SUMMARY === A Truesdale Drive resident urged the Board of Trustees to reconsider a zoning change that would reduce the minimum distance for fowl pens from 50…

=== EXECUTIVE BRIEF === • Vouchers totaling $1,147,816.42 across five funds approved • Public hearing opened and closed on proposed FY2026-27 budget ($13.79M tax levy, under cap) • Public hearing opened and closed on Local Law No. 3 of 2026 (zoning c…

3; adoption scheduled for next meeting • Planning Board memo to be addressed regarding Metro-North special permit status and parking requirements === ARTICLE === Nobody showed up to comment on a $7.2 million capital plan or a budget that determines …

Matthew Rubenstein of Truesdale Drive came to Tuesday's Board of Trustees meeting to challenge a zoning change that would allow fowl pens as close as 15 feet from a property line, down from the current 50 feet. Under the proposed rules, a quarter-acr…

"That's 10 fowl within 30 feet of the home," Rubenstein told the board. "The fowl don't stay in the property if they're not fenced, and there's no requirement. You can see on a sunny day the cloud of dust coming from their pen, which floats onto your…

**What to watch for:** Budget work sessions are scheduled over the coming weeks — check the village calendar for department-specific dates. The board will consider final adoption of Local Law No. 3 at its next regular meeting, potentially with a revi…