Warren City Zoning Code
§ 16-5.37
Keeping of Fowl.
[Ord. No. 12-22]
a.
For the purposes of this subsection, "fowl" shall be defined as chickens, turkeys, pigeons, ducks, geese or other undomesticated bird kept for its eggs or flesh.
b.
Fowl may be kept principally for home use and consumption of such fowl or their products, or for sale of such fowl or their products where such sales are incidental, subject to the following requirements:
1.
Minimum lot size. A minimum lot size of 1 1/2 acres is required to keep fowl pursuant to this subsection. Fowl may only be kept in the following zones:
(a)
R-65 1 1/2 Acre Residential.
(b)
ECR - Environmental Critical Rural Residential District.
(c)
CR-130/65 3-1 1/2 Acre Environmental Critical Rural Residential District.
(d)
EP-250 6 Acre Residential Environmental Protection.
2.
Number of allowable fowl. No more than six fowl may be kept on any parcel that meets the minimum lot size. For each additional one acre, four additional fowl may be kept.
3.
Roosters and cockerels. Mature roosters and cockerels are prohibited.
4.
Shelters. All fowl kept pursuant to this subsection must be kept in a suitable shelter or coop.
(a)
All shelters and coops must have a floor impervious to moisture, and must be waterproof, free from rats and vermin, and properly ventilated and lighted.
(b)
All shelters and coops shall be located at least 50 feet from any door or window of any residential building and at least 50 feet from any property line.
(c)
All shelters and coops must be kept in a clean and sanitary condition, open to inspection by the Township.
c.
Free-Ranging Prohibited. All fowl permitted pursuant to this subsection shall be kept in a fenced area. No free-ranging shall be permitted.
d.
Noise. All fowl kept pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 3, General Police Regulations, Section 3-2.
e.
Penalty. Any person owning, keeping or maintaining any fowl pursuant to this subsection, who violates or refuses to comply with the provisions of this subsection 16-5.37, shall be liable for a penalty as prescribed in Chapter 16, Zoning, Section 16-27.
f.
Farmland Assessment. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to apply to any property owner whose property has qualified for farmland assessment under the provisions of N.J.S.A. 54:4-23.1 et seq. by the Tax Assessor of the Township of Warren.
