Ashland, VA · Hanover County
Chicken Permit Application
Ashland residents use this application to request permission to keep chickens on a residential property and provide details about the property and planned enclosures.
What this form is
People wishing to keep chickens must file this application with Ashland’s Department of Planning and Community Development. It asks for applicant and property-owner contact information, property details, and a sketch showing the chicken-housing area, enclosure types and sizes, property dimensions, and setbacks from property lines. The city schedules an inspection; a permit is issued after the zoning administrator approves the site and enclosures.
Who needs it
Ashland residents wishing to keep chickens on a residential property must file this application and provide the required property sketch.
How to submit it
File the application with the Department of Planning and Community Development, PO Box 1600, Ashland, Virginia 23005. The form lists no fee.
About notarization
This application is signed without a notary; the applicant signs it, and the form provides a date-submitted field.
How to submit this form
- 1
Download The Application
Download the Chicken Permit Application PDF.
- 2
Complete The Application
Enter applicant and property-owner information, property details, and the date submitted.
- 3
Prepare The Property Sketch
Show the chicken-housing area, enclosure types and sizes, property dimensions, and setbacks from property lines.
- 4
Submit To The Department
File the application and sketch with the Department of Planning and Community Development, PO Box 1600, Ashland, Virginia 23005.
Frequently asked questions
- Do I need a notary for the Chicken Permit Application?
- No. This application is signed without a notary; the applicant signs it and provides the submission date.
- How do I submit the Chicken Permit Application?
- File it with Ashland’s Department of Planning and Community Development at PO Box 1600, Ashland, Virginia 23005. Include the required property sketch.
- What should the property sketch show?
- Show where the chickens will be housed, the types and sizes of enclosures, property dimensions, and setbacks from all property lines.
- What happens after I file the application?
- The city schedules a property inspection with the applicant. The zoning administrator inspects the site, and a permit is issued after the site and enclosures are approved.
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This Chicken Permit Application doesn’t need a notary — but if you have another Ashland form that does, a commissioned online notary can help.