Kent allows up to 3 hens on lots of at least 5,000 square feet, plus 1 additional hen per extra 1,000 square feet. Coops must sit 10 feet from property lines. Roosters are discouraged under the noise ordinance.
Kent City Code treats domestic fowl as a permitted accessory use in most single-family residential zones, subject to lot size and setback rules. The baseline allowance is 3 hens on a lot of 5,000 square feet, with one additional hen per 1,000 additional square feet of lot area. A 10,000 square foot lot may keep up to 8 hens; a 20,000 square foot lot may keep up to 18. The chicken coop and run must be located at least 10 feet from any property line, must be predator-resistant, and must be kept in a sanitary condition that does not attract rats or produce offensive odors. Although Kent has no flat rooster ban, a crowing rooster will almost always violate the 55 dBA daytime or 45 dBA nighttime residential noise limit in KCC 8.05, and a pattern of complaints has led to abatement. Slaughter on premises is discouraged and may violate public nuisance provisions. Other livestock (goats, pigs, cattle) are generally limited to AG-zoned parcels.
Coop setback or flock size violations are civil infractions. Rooster noise can also be cited under KCC 8.05 and KCC 8.03 nuisance animal provisions.
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Kent decibel limits follow WAC 173-60 and KCC 8.05 using EDNA zones. Residential receiving limit is 55 dBA day and 45 dBA night. Commercial sources are cappe...
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Kent industrial sources are capped at 70 dBA day and 65 dBA night at another industrial property, but only 60 dBA day and 50 dBA night when received at a res...
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Commercial trucks over 10,000 pounds GVWR generally cannot park on Kent residential streets except for active loading. Warehouse districts and truck routes h...
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Kent follows Washington State Building Code EV-ready requirements for new multifamily and commercial buildings. Public chargers exist at Kent Station and sev...
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Kent driveway aprons require Public Works approval under KCC Title 6. New or widened driveways need a right-of-way construction permit, and vehicles must not...
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Kent has no city requirement to split shared fence costs with a neighbor. Washington common law controls boundary fences. Survey the property line before bui...
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