County revising poultry house regulations for transparency

County officials continue to work on a proposed zoning code amendment that would impose clear standards on the development of poultry farms in Worcester County.

At the county commissioners meeting on Aug. 2, Ed Tudor, director of Development Review and Permitting, provided a briefing on his staff’s efforts to write the measure earlier this year.

“This text amendment takes a whole new approach to poultry houses,” he said. “It creates an entirely new section in the code. It provides density requirements, buffering requirements and setback requirements.”

The proposed regulations would provide precise definitions of what qualifies as a poultry farm and delineates between small, medium and large-scale operations.

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