Warren County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
§ 180-35.1
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Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Coop setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from dwelling20 ft
Chicken pens and coops shall be set back a minimum of 20 feet from the dwelling
- Coop setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property lines25 ft
a minimum of 25 feet from the adjacent property lines
- Coop setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from wells, streams, etc.30 ft
Pens and coops shall not be located within 30 feet of private wells, stormwater drainage areas, perennial streams and springs.
- Maximum chickens on lots >0.5 to 2 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.12 chickens
For lots over 0.5 acres to two acres in size, no more than 12 chickens shall be permitted.
- Maximum chickens on lots ≤0.5 acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.6 chickens
For lots 0.5 acre or less in size, no more than six chickens shall be permitted.
- Maximum chickens on lots over 2 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.24 chickens
For lots over two acres in size, no more than 24 chickens shall be permitted.
From the ordinance
Backyard chickens: max 6/12/24 based on lot size; coops set back 20 ft from dwelling, 25 ft from property lines, 30 ft from wells/streams.