Board grants backyard chicken permit with June relocation deadline
Longmeadow approves backyard chicken permit with June 2026 relocation deadline. The Zoning Board of Appeals granted a special permit to applicant Reza Salemi at 955 Maple Road to keep up to four backyard chickens initially, with authority to increase to ten upon relocating the coop to satisfy
Zoning Board of Appeals · Meeting of January 6, 2026
Longmeadow approves backyard chicken permit with June 2026 relocation deadline. The Zoning Board of Appeals granted a special permit to applicant Reza Salemi at 955 Maple Road to keep up to four backyard chickens initially, with authority to increase to ten upon relocating the coop to satisfy setback requirements by June 6, 2026. The permit requires compliance with state sanitary codes, local noise ordinances, and Massachusetts agricultural biosecurity measures for domestic fowl.
The board also continued a hearing on a separate application for a proposed entry porch at 69 Greenacre Avenue due to insufficient supporting documents.
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Source: the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting of January 6, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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