Here is a recap of the Mauldin City Council meeting on Aug. 18.
Final approval: Updated ordinance to allow residents to have chickens
Council approved an updated ordinance that allows residents to keep hens on their property.
Roosters are not allowed in city limits and hens are only permitted to be kept on lots with a detached single-family home. Each residence is allowed to have no more than five hens at a time. All chickens must be confined to the rear yard of the property by a fence or wall and they must be kept in a chicken coop between 18 inches and six feet tall.
Failed: Amended Office District zoning criteria
Council failed to reach a super majority vote of 5-2 to advance an amendment to the office district (O-D) zoning criteria…