Mount Arlington City Zoning Code
§ 17-32.6
Home Agriculture.
Home agriculture, including home animal agriculture, may be conducted in all residential zones so long as the care and management reasonably conforms to current recommended management practices established in Recommended Guidelines for Home Animal Agriculture in Residential Areas, published and revised by the New Jersey Cooperative Extension Service, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, dated January 1983, with subsequent revisions.
a.
Minimum Lot Size. The minimum lot size, including dwelling site, shall be one acre. Not more than one animal unit shall be kept on the first acre, and not more than one animal unit per acre, as follows:
Animals Per Unit | |
|---|---|
Cattle | 1 |
Horses | 1 |
Sheep | 5 |
Goats | 5 |
Swine | 2 |
The maximum number of poultry on a property shall be not more than 32 bird units for each acre. The following poultry shall be regulated according to poultry bird units, as follows: |
"Bird Unit" Factor | |
|---|---|
Chickens | 1.0 |
Broilers & Fryers | 0.3 |
Ducks | 2.0 |
Turkeys | 4.0 |
Geese | 4.0 |
Rooster | 1.0 |
The maximum number of pigeons shall be 25 pigeons per acre. |
The maximum number of rabbits shall be 25 rabbits per acre. |
b.
Adequate outdoor space shall be provided for all animals with appropriate shelter.
c.
Poultry yard, pigeon yard and rabbit hutches shall be located no closer than 25 feet from any property line.