Legislation Details

Reference No. CB-068-2021    Draft No. 1
Type: Council Bill Status: Failed
Meeting Body Sitting as the Committee of the Whole
Meeting Date 9/14/2021
Introduced Date Public Hearing Date
Effective date:    
Title: AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING URBAN FARMS-DEFINITIONS-RESIDENTIAL ZONES for the purpose of amending the Zoning Ordinance to expand the definition of the use “Urban Farm” to include the limited keeping of fowl in chicken coops and lofts, subject to certain restrictions and requirements, and permitting the use in certain Residential Zones of Prince George’s County.
Proposers/Sponsors: Dannielle M. Glaros
Code sections: 27-107.01 - , 27-441 -
Attachments: 1. B2021068, 2. CB-068-2021 AIS, 3. CB-068-2021 Planning Votes Letter and Analyses, 4. CB-068-2021 (DR1) SCD Comment, 5. CB-68-2021 OOL Comment, 6. CB-065-2021 CB-066-2021 CB-067-2021 CB-068-2021 CB-069-2021 CB-072-2021 Planning Votes Letter and Analyses
Contact: Karen T. Zavakos, Zoning and Legislative Counsel

Title

AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING URBAN FARMS-DEFINITIONS-RESIDENTIAL ZONES for the purpose of amending the Zoning Ordinance to expand the definition of the use “Urban Farm” to include the limited keeping of fowl in chicken coops and lofts, subject to certain restrictions and requirements, and permitting the use in certain Residential Zones of Prince George’s County.

 

Background

This bill expands the definition of Urban Farm in the Zoning Ordinance to include the limited keeping of fowl in chicken coops or lofts, subject to standards of animal and safeguarding against impingement of the health, safety, and welfare of surrounding uses. The bill permits the use in Residential Zones, with the exception of the R-35, R-20, R-T, R-30C, and R-18C Zones.