In unincorporated Clackamas County, chickens and roosters are allowed in rural areas but restricted in urban and residential zones. Keeping poultry and livestock is a zoning matter under the county Zoning & Development Ordinance (ZDO). Cities set their own backyard-chicken rules.
The county's code-enforcement guidance states chickens and roosters are allowed in all rural areas but are restricted in urban and residential zoning districts (see ZDO Section 821). Livestock is permitted as a farm use in the RA-2, RRFF-5, FF-10 and FU-10 districts and as a 'livestock' use in the RA-1 and RR districts under ZDO Section 316. On land zoned for farm or forest use, established farming practices are protected by Oregon's Right to Farm law (ORS 30.930-30.947). Whether a specific parcel may keep poultry or livestock depends on its zoning district; residents should confirm with Planning & Zoning (503-742-4500). Incorporated cities have their own poultry ordinances.
Keeping poultry or livestock in a zone where it is not an allowed use is a land-use/zoning violation enforced by the county Planning & Zoning and Code Enforcement divisions, subject to notice, abatement and code-enforcement penalties.
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