Can you keep chickens in Borough of Morris Plains, NJ?
Yes. You can keep up to 6 hens on any property regardless of lot size, roosters are banned, and the coop or enclosure needs an accessory building permit.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes, with conditions |
| Hens | Up to 6 hens |
| Roosters | Prohibited |
| Permit | Required: accessory building permit for the coop or enclosure |
| Coop setback | Must meet the zoning rules for accessory structures |
| Lot size | No minimum stated |
| Ducks | Not allowed |
Good to know
- Hens must be kept in a structure or fenced enclosure that protects them from weather and predators.
- The coop or enclosure must be screened from view from the street.
- Must be kept clean, with no noise, odor or other nuisance.
- All other poultry (ducks, geese, turkeys, roosters and others) and livestock are banned.
What about ducks?
No. Morris Plains bans poultry, which it defines to include ducks; only hens get an exception, so ducks are not allowed.
§§ 5-41, 5-42, 5-43: "No person shall shelter, maintain, keep or harbor any livestock or poultry on any property within the Borough of Morris Plains." Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Borough of Morris Plains?
Triano Farms builds custom, predator-proof chicken coops on-site across Morris 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 Morris County towns
Compare them side by side in the Morris County table.
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