Can you keep chickens in Township of Stillwater, NJ?
Yes, in the R-5 and R-7.5 residential zones. Stillwater's zoning lists keeping and raising poultry as a permitted accessory use, as long as no offensive sounds, odors or lights reach past your property line and Board of Health rules are followed. There's no hen limit or permit in the code.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes |
| Hens | No number set |
| Roosters | Not addressed; noise must stay on your property |
| Permit | None in the zoning code; follow Board of Health rules |
| Coop setback | None stated |
| Lot size | None stated (R-5 and R-7.5 zones) |
| Ducks | Not addressed in the code |
Good to know
- Permitted accessory use in the R-5 (§ 240-107) and R-7.5 (§ 240-106) residential districts, and also in the RC district (§ 240-109).
- Condition: no offensive sounds, odors or lights beyond the property line.
- Accessory farm buildings are subject to Board of Health regulations.
What about ducks?
Probably, but not spelled out. Stillwater allows keeping animals and poultry in its R-5 and R-7.5 zones, but never defines poultry or mentions ducks, so confirm with the township.
§ 240-107B(4); § 240-106B(4): "The keeping and raising of animals, poultry, bees and the like, provided that no offensive sounds, odors or lights extend beyond the property line" Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Township of Stillwater?
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In an HOA? The town allowing hens is not the same as your association allowing them. What an HOA can and cannot stop.
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