Okaloosa County BOCC — August 19, 2014 — Escambia County Chicken Regulations

Escambia County Chicken Regulations I. Possession of Live Chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) Accessory to Single Family Residential Dwellings. The ownership, possession, and raising of live chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) is a permitted accessory use for all single-family residential dwelling primary uses. Notwithstanding any prohibition of farm animals or minimum lot area established for farm animals, the raising of chickens is allowed in all zoning districts where single-family residential dwellings are permitted primary uses, except those zoning districts specifically designated for Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key, provided the following standards must be met: 1. The owner or occupant of a lot that is ¼ acre or less in size may not possess more than eight (8) chickens. 2. Roosters are only permitted if kept no less than one-hundred (100) yards from any inhabited residential dwelling other than the dwelling of the owner thereof or the person keeping the same. 3. Between sunrise and sunset, chickens may roam freely in the fenced rear yard of a single lot. During all other times, chickens must be kept in secure coops, pens or enclosures that prevent access from predators. 4. All pens, coops, or enclosures must be a minimum of 10 feet from rear and side property line of a single lot and 20 feet from any residential dwelling located on an adjacent lot. 5. Chickens may not be kept for commercial purposes unless otherwise allowed by zoning.