Board of Adjustment Meeting 06/18/2025 09:00 AM City Hall Council Chambers, 15 Loockerman Plaza, Dover, Delaware

IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL MEETING

This Board of Adjustment Meeting will be held partly as a Virtual Meeting using WebEx. Members of the Board of Adjustment as well as Representatives of each Variance Application will have the option to attend in person or receive a specific invitation to attend this meeting virtually. In the interest of public health and safety, members of the public are welcome to attend the meeting virtually via WebEx only. 

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INFORMATION
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WELCOME

ROLL CALL

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

• 1.Adoption of Meeting Minutes of April 16, 2025

COMMUNICATIONS & REPORTS

Meeting Reminder: The next Board of Adjustment Meeting date is DAY, MONTH XX, 202X at 9:00 AM

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

• 2.Application #V-25-02
  Property at 196 Merion Road. A Request has been made for a Variance from the requirements of Zoning Ordinance, Article 3 §1.15(e)(ii) as associated with the keeping of chickens. The Variance Request seeks an increase in the minimum allowable number of chickens that can be housed on a property from the 5 chickens permitted by code to 20 chickens or at least 14 chickens. The property is zoned R-10 (One-family Residence Zone). The owner of record is Maria Boris. Property Address: 196 Merion Road, Dover, DE. The Tax Parcel ID is ED05-067.09-01-61.00-000.
  
  

  Zoning Ordinance, Article 3 Section 1.15

  (e) Keeping of chickens for individual domestic purposes subject to the following restrictions:

  i. Keeping of chickens shall not be permitted on lots smaller than 10,890 square feet in lot area.

  ii. No more than five (5) chickens shall be permitted on a residential lot.

  iii. Chickens shall be registered with the Delaware Department of Agriculture.

  iv. Chickens shall be penned in a coop that shall be at least four (4) square feet per chicken.

  v. All chicken coops shall be located in a rear yard and shall be a minimum of 20 feet from side and rear property lines.

  vi. Any odor associated with the chickens shall not be discernable from property lines.

  vii. Keeping of roosters shall be prohibited.

  viii. Any lot with chickens shall either comply with these requirements by June 1, 2016 or remove the chickens.

ADJOURN

Posted Agenda: Month, Day, 202X