The two-year pilot program allows the City to monitor a limited number of “urban chickens” that are kept in the backyards of single family residential units under certain conditions. The pilot program would be limited to 25 residences within the City of Orlando
The city agreed to waive the $50 planning official determination fee for Single Family Residences for the pilot program’s applicants. The Planning Official may revoke a Planning Official’s determination for a specific site via written notice to the property owner when the City finds, at its sole discretion, that any of the criteria are not met.
The Planning Official works with the Orange County Agriculture Extension Office to monitor those in the pilot program, and reports those findings to the Chief Administrative Officer on a quarterly basis.
The Planning Official reports prior to the expiration of the pilot program to Council. The Council would then have the opportunity to extend the pilot, direct staff to codify the program into the Land Development Code, or discontinue the program.
