Appomattox County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
§ 19.6-85
Dimensional standards
Lot
Uses
Accessory1
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Confinement required
All chickens shall be kept in a securely enclosed coop and fenced area at all times and shall not be permitted to roam at-large.
- Maximum number of hens12 hens
Maximum number of chickens: 12 chicken hens. No roosters shall be allowed.
- Chickens only in rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.
The keeping of chickens and related accessory structures shall only be allowed in the defined rear yard of the property.
No roosters shall be allowed.
Setback
- Coop setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from side and rear property lines25 ft
The minimum setback distance from adjoining side and rear property lines for the accessory chicken coop and fenced area shall be 25 feet.
From the ordinance
The keeping of domestic chickens shall be permitted only as an accessory use to an already existing principal residential use located on the same lot. Maximum number of chickens: 12 chicken hens. No roosters shall be allowed. Minimum lot area requirement: 1/2 acre (21,790 square feet).