Can you keep chickens in City of Lambertville, NJ?
Unclear. Lambertville's code has no chicken-keeping ordinance and sets no hen limit, but its Board of Health code does regulate chicken coops, requiring them to be clean and banning chickens inside any dwelling.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Unclear |
| Hens | Not specified |
| Roosters | Not specified |
| Permit | Not specified |
| Coop setback | Not specified |
| Lot size | Not specified |
Good to know
- Any shed, coop, pen or runway for chickens must be kept clean and sanitary (Board of Health code).
- Chickens and other fowl may not be kept in a dwelling or any building people live in.
- The animal control chapter defines animal as dog or cat only; code searches for poultry, fowl, chickens, hens, livestock and farm found no zoning rule on backyard poultry.
Source: City of Lambertville Code (eCode360), Ch. BH2, Public Health Nuisance Code, §§ BH2-5 and BH2-6 (view the ordinance)
Verified 2026-09. Ordinances change and zoning can differ by district; always confirm the current rules with the City of Lambertville clerk or zoning office before you build.
Building a coop in City of Lambertville?
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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.
New to this? Start with how to raise chickens in NJ, or what a coop costs.
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