Can you keep chickens in Borough of Cliffside Park, NJ?
Unclear. The Cliffside Park code has no rule on chickens or poultry; the only limit that could apply is a cap of five animals of any kind per home.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Unclear |
| Hens | Not specified (general cap of 5 animals of any kind per home) |
| Roosters | Not specified |
| Permit | Not specified |
| Coop setback | Not specified |
| Lot size | Not specified |
| Ducks | Not addressed in the code |
Good to know
- Searched the eCode360 code for poultry, fowl, chicken, livestock, agricultural, farm and coop; only floodplain and stormwater definitions came up.
- § 3-7.7 limits each residence and its grounds to five animals of any kind, not counting fish.
- No new laws were pending on eCode360 when checked.
What about ducks?
Unclear. Cliffside Park has no rule on ducks or poultry; the only limit that could apply is a cap of five animals of any kind per home.
§ 3-7.7: "No more than a total of five animals of any kind, excluding fish, shall be owned, kept, maintained or harbored at any time in any residence or dwelling or on its grounds" Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Borough of Cliffside Park?
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In an HOA? The town allowing hens is not the same as your association allowing them. What an HOA can and cannot stop.
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