Can you keep chickens in Township of Hainesport, NJ?
Only on larger lots. Chickens need a lot of at least 1 acre, and the coop must be at least 50 feet from every lot line.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes, with conditions |
| Hens | No stated limit |
| Roosters | Not specified |
| Permit | Not specified |
| Coop setback | 50 feet from any lot line (a separate accessory-building rule says 100 feet) |
| Lot size | Min. 1 acre |
| Rule adopted | July 2004 |
| Ducks | Same rules as chickens |
Good to know
- Agriculture and animal husbandry are allowed outright in the RR-5 zone and as a conditional use in other residential zones.
- No processing or slaughtering of fowl for commercial purposes.
- The fowl rule sets a 50-foot coop setback, but § 104-53 says no poultry shelter may be closer than 100 feet to any property line.
- The zoning code prohibits poultry in the Special Restricted Commercial District.
What about ducks?
Ducks follow the same rule as chickens. Chickens or other fowl need a lot of at least 1 acre, with the coop at least 50 feet from every lot line; agriculture is a conditional use outside the RR-5 district.
§ 104-54F(2); § 104-6A: "No chickens or other fowl shall be maintained on any lot having an area of less than one acre" Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Township of Hainesport?
Triano Farms builds custom, predator-proof chicken coops on-site across Burlington County and all of New Jersey, sized to your flock and built to your town's rules.
In an HOA? The town allowing hens is not the same as your association allowing them. What an HOA can and cannot stop.
New to this? Start with how to raise chickens in NJ, or what a coop costs.
Chicken rules in nearby Burlington County towns
Compare them side by side in the Burlington County table.
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