Titusville, FL Animal Ordinances: Chickens & Livestock (2026)

Titusville Code of Ordinances Sec. 5-86(a)(5) permits backyard chickens on single-family properties, but only hens: the section defines 'backyard chicken' as a female chicken only and makes it unlawful to keep ducks, geese, turkeys, peafowl, roosters or any other male chicken or fowl. No more than four chickens are allowed per lot or parcel, and they may be kept only for personal use; selling chickens, eggs, feathers or manure, or breeding chickens commercially, is prohibited, and on-site slaughter is barred. Stored feed must be kept in a pest-proof container or inside a secured structure, and coops and enclosures must be kept clean and sanitary, with dry bedding, in a manner that does not create odor, noise or pest nuisances.

Chickens must stay inside their coop or enclosure and cannot roam free except within the fenced rear yard of the property, and the coop itself must be screened from neighboring properties with an opaque fence, landscaping, or both. Coops and enclosures are restricted to the rear yard, and may not sit closer than ten feet to any rear or side property line; on a corner lot, the side corner setback must match the setback required for the house itself. A permit is mandatory: the owner files an application and fee, set by council resolution, with the city clerk's office, along with a site sketch showing compliance with every rule above, and must also submit proof of completing a University of Florida/IFAS Backyard Chicken Training class or an equivalent class the city manager or a designee approves.

The city manager or designee can revoke an issued permit if the property falls out of compliance or the chickens become a public nuisance. Sec. 5-87 backs this up with a general livestock nuisance rule: chicken noise audible 500 feet from the enclosure, or that seriously annoys neighbors, is a separate violation.