Recent content by cobbcochickens

I did get approved took 10 hours total sitting through an entire BOC meeting to make it happen and having to take a vacation day from work. I am not sure what issues you ran into but if you are trying to work against the boards instead of with them you will never get chickens. It was relatively...

Thanks. No chickens here yet but I'm hoping for a Orpington a red star and a speckled Sussex. Less than 10 days till I find out if chickens are in my future. I hope so because it has not been cheap.

Our variance has been passed. Now it is on to the BOC. Stipulations are that the coop be kept within 15 feet of the rear of my house and can only be moved the length of my home. We are getting excited its been a long ride. Thanks to Murray on the zoning board for all his help. I am guessing...

Expect a survey to cost you about 500 or so. Don't be afraid to negotiate. McClung Surveying did mine for me. Variance application can be found under zoning on the Cobb County website. You can also google Cobb County Variance Application The process will take roughly 4 months from first...

http://www.cobbcounty.org/images/documents/comm-dev/permits-app/2015_Variance_Application2.pdf Link to current variance application found on zoning board page

I will be straight honest with you if you go through the variance process someone if not multiple people will come to look at your home. They will see your chickens and you will have to remove them from your property as it is a code violation on less than two acres. They do not play in cobb...

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Thanks for the advice while changing the ordinance may be on the future agenda if that is possible. Currently we are in the process of getting chickens under the current variance law on the books(This also isn't as easy as it seems). There seems to be some unwritten rules on the books above...

To put it in context for those of you who want chickens in Cobb county Georgia on less than two acres.......... My wife and I are currently going through the process in Cobb County Ga to get a variance for chickens on less than 2 acres. It has been costly and is not an easy process to go...