Land use · Bristol, Virginia

backyard chickens

Named in 3 of this ordinance’s zoning districts.

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 Bristol’s own text settles what this covers.

No. 20-4, 11-24-20) ### Sec. 50-136. - Agricultural uses on residential property. (a) Backyard chickens may be permitted as an accessory use on single-family residential lots in R-1A, R-1, and R-2, provided the following conditions are

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Where it is allowed here

Accessory3

Allowed as a secondary activity to the main use.