Seminole prohibits keeping livestock, fowl, and poultry in residential zoning districts. Backyard chickens are not authorized under the city's land development code, which restricts agricultural uses to specifically zoned parcels.
The City of Seminole's Land Development Code does not list chickens, roosters, ducks, goats, pigs, or similar livestock as a permitted accessory use in residential districts. Section 90 zoning regulations limit residential properties to typical household pets. Residents seeking to keep chickens or other fowl would need a zoning variance, which is rarely granted in suburban Pinellas County contexts. Animals must not create nuisance noise, odor, or sanitation issues per Chapter 14 of the Code of Ordinances. Pinellas County agricultural exemptions generally do not apply within Seminole city limits.
Code enforcement may issue notices of violation, daily fines up to $250 for first offenses, and require removal of animals.
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