Can you keep chickens in Borough of North Plainfield, NJ?
North Plainfield allows up to 3 hens (no roosters) with a Board of Health permit and signed neighbor approvals, in a predator-safe coop at least 50 feet from any neighboring property line.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes, with conditions |
| Hens | Up to 3 |
| Roosters | Prohibited |
| Permit | Required (Board of Health permit with neighbor approval letters; $25 per animal per year) |
| Coop setback | Coop at least 50 ft from any neighboring property line |
| Lot size | Not specified |
| Ducks | Not addressed in the code |
Good to know
- The permit application must include names and written approval from surrounding neighbors.
- Coop must be predator-safe; birds may not run at large and noise nuisance is prohibited.
- This is North Plainfield Borough (Somerset), not the City of Plainfield (Union).
What about ducks?
Unclear. North Plainfield's permit rule is titled 'Rabbits and Fowl' but its text only covers rabbits or chickens, and ducks are never mentioned, so ask the Board of Health.
§ 26-4.2: "All persons desiring to keep more than one (1) but less than four (4) rabbits or chickens shall provide a suitable cage, house or coop safe from predators" Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Borough of North Plainfield?
Triano Farms builds custom, predator-proof chicken coops on-site across Somerset 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.
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