A Bergen County city is the newest within the state to contemplate a rooster ban attributable to noise complaints, in accordance with a report.
The Honest Garden Borough Council is contemplating regulating in opposition to the male chickens as home animals, NorthJersey.com reported whereas citing Councilwoman Gail Rottenstrich, who mentioned there had been a few considerations over the noise they create.
Rules for holding chickens fluctuate by municipality, as do outright bans on roosters as yard animals for residential property across the state.
The next handful of Backyard State communities have already got put their figurative foot down, in opposition to poultry — or not less than roosters.
Aberdeen (Monmouth County)
Aberdeen permits as much as eight feminine chickens on a 22,500 sq. foot property. For bigger properties, the utmost is 12 hens — no roosters are allowed on any home property. The rooster enclosure must be 20 ft from any neighboring residence, and 20 ft from any space of storm drainage.
Glen Ridge (Essex County)
Glen Ridge permits for as much as 8 hens on a property, no roosters. The borough ordinance requires a minimal, 4-foot-high fenced, enclosed yard and the rooster coop should be not less than 10 ft from property traces.
Haddonfield (Camden County)
As of December 2021, Haddonfield has amended its native code to permit for the holding of “yard chickens,” however roosters are banned. Hen coops and enclosed rooster runs should be set again not less than 20 ft from any residence owned by one other, and the coop should be not less than 5 ft from any property line.
Jersey City (Hudson County)
Jersey Metropolis permits for as much as 50 chickens, with the right license, so long as they’re saved not less than 25 ft away from some other residence. Roosters seem like restricted below the native code.
Keyport (Monmouth County)
Keyport permits as much as six hens on a property, with an annual allow for chickens, however roosters are banned.
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Maplewood (Essex County)
Maplewood has been permitting as much as 15 households to every maintain as much as 5 chickens, with no roosters allowed. Earlier than making use of for a allow to take part in this system, every family should safe the written consent of all next-door property homeowners.
Millburn (Essex County)
Millburn permits as much as 4 chickens by allow, with a required coop not less than 20 ft from any property line of an adjoining property and 20 ft from the house. Below the ordinance, no free-range chickens and no roosters are allowed.
Center Township (Cape Might County)
The Center Township Committee had launched a measure to limit residents from proudly owning roosters, however a number of attendees at a September 2021 assembly spoke on behalf on the generally noisy animals — and the restrictions had been tabled, as reported by the Cape Might County Herald.
Ridgewood (Bergen County)
Ridgewood’s ordinance requires chickens to be allowed by allow, whereas banning roosters or “screaming or chattering fowl.” The native ordinance says coops should be not less than 50 ft from a neighbor’s residence or anywhere the place folks congregate, and not less than 200 ft away from any meals institution. Coops should even be not less than 10 ft from property traces.
Woodbridge (Middlesex County)
Hen are amongst a brief checklist of animals (together with geese, rabbits, sheep, goats, pigs and horses) which can be banned from possession in Woodbridge. The township Division of Well being and Human Companies might contemplate and overview, in its sole discretion, sure requests for a particular allow.
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