Can you keep chickens in Borough of Netcong, NJ?
Only on lots of 1 acre or more. Fowl are allowed as an accessory use in residential zones, with 1 acre for the first 20 birds.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes, with conditions |
| Hens | Up to 20 on 1 acre; 20 more per added acre |
| Roosters | Not specified |
| Permit | Not specified |
| Coop setback | Not specified |
| Lot size | Min. 1 acre (3 acres if other farm animals are also kept) |
| Ducks | Not addressed in the code |
Good to know
- Allowed in residential zones only, as an accessory use.
- The code has no coop, confinement or rooster rules; searches for chickens, poultry, fowl and rooster found only this zoning section.
What about ducks?
Probably only on 1 acre or more, but not spelled out. Netcong's fowl rule (1 acre for the first 20 birds) doesn't define fowl or mention ducks, so confirm with the borough.
§ 194-55K: "Keeping or maintaining fowl shall require one acre for the first 20 fowl and an additional acre for each additional group of 20 fowl or fraction thereof." Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Borough of Netcong?
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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