York County, Virginia Backyard Chicken Keeping Ordinance
| Are Chickens Allowed in this location | Yes |
| Max Chickens Allowed | Unlimited in RR district/ In R20, R13, and WCI disticts the maximum number of chickens permitted on a residential lot shall be one (1) hen per 2,500 square feet of lot area, not to exceed a maximum of sixteen (16) hens. |
| Roosters Allowed | Yes in RR/No in R20, R13, and WCI districts |
| Permit Required | RR - No/ Yes in R20, R13, and WCI - $15.00 fee |
| Coop Restrictions | RR - None / R20, R13, and WCI districts - All pens, coops, or cages shall be situated at least ten (10) feet from adjoining property lines and twenty-five (25) feet from any dwelling located on a property not owned by the applicant. Pens, coops, or cages shall not be located in a storm drainage area that would allow fecal matter to enter any storm drainage system or stream. |
| City/Organization Contact name | York County, Virginia, Development and Complaince Division |
| Additional Information | Proposals for keeping more chickens than allowed by subsection (b) above, for observing setbacks of a lesser dimension than any of those set forth above, or for keeping roosters, may be considered and approved by Special Use Permit in accordance with all applicable procedural requirements. |
| Link for more Information | http://www.yorkcounty.gov/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=QzqeKdVT7kE=&tabid=13232&mid=14988 |
| Information Last Updated | 06-24-2013 |
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