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ZBA Interprets Animal Code: Fowl Means Any Bird, Split Vote on Coop Setbacks

Name: ZBA Interprets Animal Code: Fowl Means Any Bird, Split Vote on Coop Setbacks
Uploaded: 2026-06-16T19:00:00-04:00
Duration: 43 min 21 s
Description: The Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously to define fowl as a bird of any kind and split 3–2 to allow fowl to be penned or housed within 50 feet of property lines under the existing code.

Jun 16, 2026 6495 words transcribed

The Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously to define fowl as a bird of any kind and split 3–2 to allow fowl to be penned or housed within 50 feet of property lines under the existing code.

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Key Actions & Decisions

● Adopted a definition of domestic animals based on the Merriam-Webster definition of domesticated, unanimously.

● Interpreted fowl to mean a bird of any kind, 5–0.

● Interpreted the existing code to allow fowl to be penned or housed within 50 feet of a lot line, 3–2.

● Approved the May 19 meeting minutes with a spelling correction.