Can you keep chickens in Borough of West Long Branch, NJ?
Yes, up to 6 hens on a residential lot of 43,000 square feet or less, or up to 12 hens on a larger lot. Roosters are banned and the coop needs a zoning permit.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes, with conditions |
| Hens | Up to 6 hens (12 on lots over 43,000 sq. ft.) |
| Roosters | Prohibited |
| Permit | Required: zoning permit for the coop |
| Coop setback | Coop at least 20 feet from the door or window of any occupied structure other than your own home, plus the accessory-structure setbacks in the zoning ordinance |
| Lot size | No minimum stated |
| Rule adopted | Oct 2024 |
| Ducks | Not addressed in the code |
Good to know
- Coops may only go in a rear or side yard and must include a run.
- Breeding chickens or roosters is prohibited, and cockerels must be culled and removed from broods when identified.
- Chickens cannot be housed in the dwelling or in an attached or detached garage, except for brooding.
- Coops and manure storage must stay at least 20 feet from streams, ditches, storm drains and other drainage areas.
What about ducks?
Unclear. West Long Branch's 2024 rule covers hens only and the code does not mention keeping ducks. Ask the borough first.
§ 5-10: "No more than six hens shall be housed or kept on any single residential lot that is 43,000 square feet or smaller." Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Borough of West Long Branch?
Triano Farms builds custom, predator-proof chicken coops on-site across Monmouth 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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