Charlotte County lets homeowners keep up to four hens on a standard lot, or six on two or more lots — hens only, no roosters — but only by special exception in single-family zoning, and after passing a UF/IFAS course.
Under Ordinance 2020-041, folded into the Residential Single-Family zoning of the Charlotte County Code (Section 3-9-33), backyard hens are allowed by special exception: up to four hens on a standard 80-by-120-foot lot, or six hens on two or more lots. Roosters are not permitted. The rear yard must be fully fenced or enclosed, the coop kept out of the front yard and behind accessory-structure setbacks, with at least four square feet per bird. Applicants must pass the UF/IFAS Extension Charlotte County online chicken-keeping course. Larger livestock belongs in agricultural zoning across the county's rural east. Deed restrictions in Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda Isles frequently ban poultry outright.
Keeping a rooster, exceeding the hen limit, or running poultry without the required special exception draws Charlotte County code compliance action and can void the approval. Deed restrictions override any county permission.
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