Columbia County zoning allows up to six chickens on parcels under one acre as small-scale agriculture, bars commercial poultry houses, and requires livestock to be fenced with a 25-foot barn setback. R-A farming lots need 2½ acres.
Under Columbia County zoning, small-scale agriculture lets a household keep no more than six chickens on a parcel smaller than one acre for personal use, subject to the Chapter 34 nuisance rules; commercial poultry houses, dairies, ranges, and feedlots are prohibited (Sec. 90-147). Larger farming belongs in the R-A residential-agricultural district, which requires a 2½-acre minimum lot, and any barn or stable housing livestock must sit at least 25 feet from every property line. Animal chapter Sec. 14-6(e) also requires all livestock to be fenced with adequate food and water. Suburban HOAs in Evans and Martinez commonly ban poultry and livestock entirely.
Keeping more than six chickens on a small lot, running a commercial poultry or feedlot operation, or leaving livestock unfenced violates the zoning or animal code and draws correction notices, daily fines, and possible animal removal by county code enforcement.
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