Can you keep chickens in Borough of Pompton Lakes, NJ?
Pompton Lakes allows poultry on a lot of at least 50 by 100 feet, with no more than 10 birds (only one may be male), kept penned at least 50 feet from any dwelling or business.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes, with conditions |
| Hens | Up to 10 poultry total, of which only one may be male |
| Roosters | One male bird permitted (within the 10-bird cap) |
| Permit | None named (the coop must meet zoning accessory-structure rules) |
| Coop setback | No pen or coop within 50 ft of any dwelling or business building |
| Lot size | Minimum lot of 50 ft by 100 ft to keep poultry |
| Ducks | Same rules as chickens |
Good to know
- Free-ranging is prohibited; birds must be fenced or penned.
- Coop size and placement must comply with the zoning chapter.
- Separate subsections cover rabbits and larger animals.
What about ducks?
Ducks are treated like chickens and count toward the same limit: up to 10 birds (only one male) on a lot of at least 50 by 100 feet, penned, with no free ranging and pens at least 50 feet from any home or business.
§ 10-13.5; § 10-13.1: "No pen, stable or other place for the keeping of chickens, ducks, other domesticated poultry and fowl shall be located within 50 feet of any building used either as a dwelling or for business." Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Borough of Pompton Lakes?
Triano Farms builds custom, predator-proof chicken coops on-site across Passaic 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 Passaic County towns
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