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Oxford Planning Commission Puts Backyard Chickens on Sept. 29 Agenda

The commission meets Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 2 p.m. at 101 Market Street with a backyard-chicken policy discussion, Hinckley permit modifications, Oxford Inn permit extensions, and a short stack of building and tree applications.

Oxford Municipal Building at 101 Market Street
AI-generated illustration; not a photograph of Oxford Municipal Building at 101 Market Street.

OXFORD, MARYLAND — Oxford Planning Commission’s posted agenda for Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, sets a 2 p.m. monthly meeting at 101 Market Street. The town also posts a Town Hall Streams link for virtual viewing.

Discussion on the agenda names “Backyard Chicken Policy/Considerations.” Permit and tree items on the same sheet include:

The Planning Commission’s standing calendar on the agenda is the last Tuesday of each month at 2 p.m. at the Oxford Municipal Building. After Sept. 29, the next last-Tuesday meeting on that pattern is Oct. 27, 2026.

Chicken-policy talk and the Hinckley and Oxford Inn permit lines are agenda items only on this sheet; the commission’s recorded votes were not posted with the Sept. 29 notice.

BlockAgenda items
Meeting minutesApril 28 and August 25 minutes
Permit modificationsHinckley building-footprint modification; Hinckley HVAC modification adding propane-tank placement
Permit extensionsOxford Inn primary and cottage permits; 508 S. Morris building-permit renewal
Building permits104 Jefferson window replacement; 105 Norton fence replacement; 105 W. Pier French drain/grading; 402 E. Strand new shed; 202 Factory fence/walkway
Tree removals205B N. Morris; 105 W. Pier; 807 S. Morris
DiscussionBackyard chicken policy/considerations

Source: Town of Oxford

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