Can you keep chickens in Borough of Harrington Park, NJ?
Yes, with a $20 yearly Board of Health permit: up to 6 hens on lots up to 20,000 sq ft, or up to 10 on bigger lots. But zoning puts any poultry building at least 100 feet from every neighboring lot line, which most lots can't meet.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes, with conditions |
| Hens | Up to 6 hens (up to 10 on lots over 20,000 sq ft) |
| Roosters | Not specified |
| Permit | Required: $20 annual Board of Health permit |
| Coop setback | Coop 100 ft from any adjoining lot line; runs 25 ft from any lot line |
| Lot size | No minimum stated |
| Rule adopted | March 2012 |
| Ducks | Not allowed |
Good to know
- Chickens only. All other poultry is banned, and so is breeding chickens for sale.
- Hens must be kept in covered coops and runs, with at least 3 sq ft of floor space per bird. They can't run loose.
- Droppings must be removed every week, and no odor may be noticeable at the property line.
- The Board of Health nuisance code also keeps any fowl coop or run 100 feet from the doors or windows of any building.
What about ducks?
No. Harrington Park's permit rule covers chickens only and says keeping any other type of poultry is strictly forbidden in the borough.
§ 358-21D: "The provisions of this article are intended to regulate the keeping of live chickens only. The keeping of any other types of poultry is strictly forbidden within the Borough." Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Borough of Harrington Park?
Triano Farms builds custom, predator-proof chicken coops on-site across Bergen 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 Bergen County towns
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