Avondale (Ordinance 2026-1225) allows up to 6 backyard fowl (hens) on a single-family detached home, with no roosters or other male fowl. The enclosure must be in the rear or side yard, kept 15-20 feet from property lines, not exceed 200 square feet, and no coop permit is required. The rule tracks Arizona's state preemption (HB 2325).
Avondale updated its chicken code by Ordinance 2026-1225 to align with Arizona's 2024 backyard-fowl preemption law (HB 2325). A single-family detached residence may keep up to six backyard fowl - meaning hens of the domestic chicken; no male fowl, including roosters, may be kept. The enclosure must be located in the rear or side yard of the property, must not exceed 200 square feet, and is subject to setback requirements reported at roughly 15-20 feet from neighboring property lines. No coop permit is required to keep the allowed birds. Arizona's HB 2325 (codified as A.R.S. limits) bars cities and counties from prohibiting up to six fowl on single-family detached homes on lots of one-half acre or less, while still letting the city require the coop be in the rear or side yard and enforce reasonable setbacks and enclosure standards. Larger livestock (horses, cattle, goats) is not covered by this backyard-fowl allowance and is permitted only where the Avondale Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 28) allows it - for example in the Agricultural (AG) district. Homeowners' associations are exempt from the state law and may still ban chickens by covenant.
Keeping more than six fowl, keeping any male fowl/rooster, or placing the enclosure outside the rear/side yard or too close to a property line violates Avondale's amended chicken code (Ordinance 2026-1225) and is enforceable as a code/zoning violation. HOA covenants may impose stricter or outright bans.
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