Neighbor’s rooster is really frustrating

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would you think there's nothing to be done?
In FX, no roosters on under 7 acres. No hens on under 2 acres without a permit.
Go to this link and click on the PDF flyer for rules and how to complain.
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/soil-water-conservation/backyard-chickens

BTW, I support backyard chickens and think the rules should be looser (IMO, should allow a handful of hens on residential lots if your unpaved yard is above a certain size) but fools with roosters ruin it for everybody.

I didn't see the 7-acre rule on the page you linked. Could you quote the text? I saw a permit requirement if the lot is under 2 acres but that is not the same as a prohibition. Curious because I have a friend with chickens and a rooster on a less-than-2-acre lot in Fairfax.

DP. https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/fairfaxcounty-va/doc-viewer.aspx?tocid=001.005.003.007.010#secid-2880

Under 2 acres is going to need an exception. To keep a rooster, this had better be a bonafide agricultural operation.