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2 issues in zoning with medium priority
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Backyard chicken ordinance
Norristown residents in R-1 and R-2 districts could soon keep up to four hens — no roosters — under a new ordinance with strict coop, screening and enforcement rules. Existing rooster owners would effectively be grandfathered through the zoning hearing board.
1 mention (1 this month)Last discussed Nov 10, 2026
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Faith Tabernacle House of Prayer relocation to 740 Sandy St.
A church displaced by a 2025 fire wants to build a 10,500-square-foot house of worship with a day care on the old Laborers Local 135 union hall site. The hearing stalled on a parking-advertising technicality, but community testimony was overwhelmingly supportive.
5 mentions (5 this month)Last discussed Oct 27, 2026