PUBLIC NOTICE OF HEARING AND OF INTENTION TO ENACT PROPOSED ORDINANCE Notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors of Stroud Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. at the Stroud Township Municipal Building, 1211 North Fifth Street, Stroudsburg, PA 18360, to consider and receive public comment on a proposed ordinance amending Chapter 27 (Zoning) of the Stroud Township Code of Ordinances. Following the hearing, the Board of Supervisors may consider and adopt the ordinance at a public meeting held on the same date or at a later advertised meeting. The proposed ordinance would amend the zoning ordinance to: add a definition for “Backyard Chickens” in § 27-202; amend § 27-508 to permit backyard chickens as an accessory use only on lots in the R-1, R-2, and R-3 Residential Zoning Districts that contain a single-family or two-family dwelling; and establish regulations for backyard chickens, including limits on the number of hens, minimum lot size, setbacks, enclosures, fencing, nuisance control, manure and feed management, and a prohibition on roosters, slaughtering, and any agricultural or commercial poultry use. A full copy of the proposed ordinance is available for inspection and copying at the Stroud Township Municipal Building during regular business hours and will be provided to the Pocono Record and the Monroe County Law Library as required by law. Persons with disabilities who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service, or other accommodation should contact the Township Manager at 570-421-3362 to discuss how the Township may best accommodate their needs. WEITZMANN, WEITZMANN & HUFFMAN, LLC By: Todd W. Weitzmann, Esquire 700 Monroe Street Stroudsburg, PA 18360 Solicitor, Stroud Township Board of Supervisors