dingurth1 t1_je8ctok wrote on March 30, 2023 at 3:39 AM

Reply to comment by Floopydoodler in Chicken Keeping In Pittsburgh by ClothesGreen8716

I don't know if things have changed since then or if you were looking in the wrong place, but there's no permit requirement, and afaik, for zoning it only needs a 5ft setback. But you do need a minimum 2000sqft lot space (including the footprint of the home)

Floopydoodler t1_je9tm9o wrote on March 30, 2023 at 1:42 PM

It was an informational talk at the library. It seemed legit and there were a couple of speakers (one was from the city of Pgh, can't remember who the others were), they even talked about getting your nearest neighbors to sign off or something to appease the permit requirements. But my takeaway was the cost of the permit and the amount of land needed was larger than my lot, so I didn't explore it further. I'm sure things have been updated as this was about 10 years ago.