Land use · Frederick County Unincorporated, Virginia

chicken coops

How this ordinance defines it

The operative definition is the local one. Codes routinely subdivide a category into tiers — “day care 2, family”, “group home 2” — and attach different permissions to each, so only Frederick County Unincorporated’s own text settles what this covers.

to the valley floor or where there is a cessation of land vegetation. ** CHICKEN COOP ** A fully enclosed and covered structure, permanent or transportable, that provides a living area for chickens with adequate protection from the

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have been installed concurrently with each occupancy. ## § 165-204.42 Backyard chickens and chicken coops . *[Added 5-14-2025]* Backyard chickens and coops located in the R4 (Residential Planned Community) and R5 (Residential Recreational Community) Zoning Districts shall

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are allowed in the R4 Residential Planned Community District: (1) Backyard chickens and chicken coops . ### § 165-501.04 Conditional uses. [Amended 5-25-2022; 3-8-2023] Uses permitted through a conditional use permit in the R4 Residential Planned Community

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