Can you keep chickens in Borough of Norwood, NJ?
Only on very large properties. A Board of Health permit costs $5 a year, but no permit may be issued unless the birds are 300 feet from the dwelling on the property, 400 feet from any neighboring house, school or church, and 300 feet from every property line.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes, with conditions |
| Hens | No stated limit |
| Roosters | Not specified |
| Permit | Required: $5 annual Board of Health permit |
| Coop setback | 300 ft from the dwelling on the premises, 400 ft from any adjoining dwelling, school or church, 300 ft from every property line |
| Lot size | No minimum stated |
| Ducks | Same rules as chickens |
Good to know
- The rule covers any live fowl, other livestock or hoofed animals kept in any building, enclosure or premises in the borough.
- The permit runs to December 31 of the year it is issued.
- The 300-foot setback applies to all sides of the property, so a typical borough lot cannot meet it.
- The article was adopted 1-23-1967 and has not been replaced in the published code.
What about ducks?
Only on very large properties. Norwood's permit rule covers any live fowl, so ducks face the same 300-foot and 400-foot distance requirements as chickens.
§ 236-1; § 236-2: "No permit will be granted to keep live fowl or other livestock ... within 300 feet of any dwelling house located on the licensed premises, nor within 400 feet of any adjoining dwelling house" Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Borough of Norwood?
Triano Farms builds custom, predator-proof chicken coops on-site across Bergen 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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