Schedule "A" (e): "All domestic fowl...including but not limited to chickens...except in areas identified in the Township of Southgate Zoning By-law"
roosters prohibited
False
Schedule "A" (e): "All domestic fowl...including but not limited to chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, pigeons, roosters and other fowl except in areas identified in the Township of Southgate Zoning By-law"
Prohibits keeping domestic fowl (chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys) or other livestock anywhere not designated appropriately in the Township's Zoning By-law.
s. 5.22(a)(iii): permitted livestock types include 'Fowl'
max hens
40 fowl maximum (20 fowl = 1 nutrient unit; maximum 2 nutrient units total)
s. 5.22(a)(i)-(ii): 'maximum number of permitted livestock shall be a total of two (2) nutrient units'; 'twenty (20) fowl shall be considered one (1) nutrient unit'
livestock rule
R6 Zone (min. 1 ha, 60m frontage): max 2 nutrient units of horses, cows, sheep, or fowl; R5 Zone: max 2 horses for resident transportation only
s. 5.22(a), s. 5.22(b)
setback
R5 Zone: minimum 7.5 metres from any lot line, not permitted in front yard; R6 Zone: general zone yard/setback provisions apply
s. 5.22(b)(iii): 'setback a minimum of 7.5 metres from any lot line'; s. 5.22(a)(iv)
scout note
Zoning By-law s.5.22 permits limited livestock on residential lots. In the Residential R6 Zone, on a lot with a minimum area of 1 hectare and a minimum frontage of 60 metres, a maximum of two (2) nutrient units may be kept, where 20 fowl = 1 nutrient unit and 1 sheep = 1 nutrient unit; the only permitted livestock are