Can you keep chickens in Borough of Maywood, NJ?
Yes, for your own use. Maywood's code bans keeping hens to breed or sell them and bans roosters outright, and it sets no permit or number limit for a few hens kept for eggs.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes, with conditions |
| Hens | No stated limit |
| Roosters | Prohibited |
| Permit | Not specified |
| Coop setback | Not specified |
| Lot size | No minimum stated |
Good to know
- Section 333-4B bans keeping hens only where the purpose is breeding or selling, so keeping a few hens for eggs is not covered by that ban.
- Section 333-4C bans keeping, raising, breeding or selling roosters anywhere in the Borough.
- Sheep and goats are also banned, as are skunks, mink and foxes.
- Section 333-6 bans running a business that slaughters or dresses poultry in the Borough. The 25-foot setback in Section 333-2 applies to dog enclosures, not chicken coops.
- The code bans hens kept for breeding or selling; it does not separately say hens kept for your own eggs are allowed, so confirm with the borough before building.
Source: Borough of Maywood Code (eCode360), § 333-4, Harboring of certain animals (view the ordinance)
Verified 2026-09. Ordinances change and zoning can differ by district; always confirm the current rules with the Borough of Maywood clerk or zoning office before you build.
Chicken rules in nearby Bergen County towns
BergenfieldCliffside ParkCresskillDumontEdgewaterElmwood ParkEnglewoodFair LawnFairviewFort LeeFranklin LakesGarfieldGlen RockHackensackHasbrouck HeightsHillsdaleLittle FerryLodiLyndhurstMahwahNew MilfordNorth ArlingtonOaklandPalisades ParkParamusPark RidgeRamseyRidgefieldRidgefield ParkRidgewoodRiver EdgeRiver ValeRutherfordSaddle BrookSaddle RiverTeaneckTenaflyUpper Saddle RiverWaldwickWallingtonWashingtonWestwoodWoodcliff LakeWyckoff
Building a coop in Borough of Maywood?
Triano Farms builds custom, predator-proof chicken coops on-site across BergenCounty 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.
Ready to keep your flock safe?
Tell us about your animals and your land. We'll design a coop built to last, on-site, just for you.