Knoxville-A Tennessee Chicken Ordinance

Posted 3/19/10 • Last updated 3/19/10 • 639 views • 1 comment

Knoxville-A Tennessee Chicken Ordinance

Are Chickens Allowed in this location	Yes
Max Chickens Allowed	ZONING RESTRICTIONS APPLY---not stated
Roosters Allowed	No
Permit Required	No
Coop Restrictions	500 Feet from a building frequently inhabited by humans, with the exception of the poultry owner's residence.
City/Organization Contact name	Knoxville, TN 400 Main Street Knoxville, TN 37901 (865)215-2050
Additional Information	Chapter 5, Article IV, Section 5-102, Sub-section (a)(3). Based on what I read in the sub-section, a homeowner within the city limit is allowed to own poultry. There is a distance requirement for coops. This is probably the big \\\"IF\\\" in this municipal code.
Link for more Information	http://library.municode.com/HTML/11098/level3/PII_C5_AIV.html#PII_C5_AIV_s5-102
Information Last Updated	2011-05-13 10:51:53

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Comments (1)

BigRooNTN 6/26/12 at 11:58am

The link provided is not working at present. I did however, google Municode and came up with http://www.municode.com/Library and it worked. For TN just check the city or county you live in and it will guide you thru the site. For Knox County use Chapter 6. I hope this helps.