Chickens in Parsippany

[NJChix]

I am trying to find anyone in Parsippany Nj that would be interested in getting the town to allow backyard chickens in all parts of Parsippany/Troy Hills. Any advice on how to go about this would also be appreciated.

 

[mamab24]

I am interested in chickens in Parsippany too. It's been quite some time since your initial post, any luck moving forward?

 

[6chickeninacoop]

If you live in an R2 zone, you can have chickens, but you need at least 5 acres. So they basically write the code to restrict everyone.

PERMITTED USE:
A building used for horticultural, agricultural or dairying purposes, poultry or domestic animal-raising, provided that no building for the housing of cows, calves, bulls, horses, sheep, goats and birds or any building for the housing of hogs, hog pen, hog run or enclosure shall be within 100 feet of any side or rear lot line nor within 200 feet of any front lot line; that no fertilizer or manure shall be heaped, piled or stored within 100 feet of any side or rear lot line nor within 400 feet of any front lot line; that no building of more than two stories in height, run or enclosure for the housing or keeping of fowl having 60 square feet of floor space or less shall be within 15 feet of any side or rear lot line nor within 100 feet of any front lot line, which side and rear requirements shall be increased one foot and front yard requirements, five feet, respectively, for each additional 60 square feet of floor space or fraction thereof, together with an additional fifty-foot setback for each story that the building housing fowl is over two feet in height (separate buildings to be cumulative as to the number of square feet for rear, side and front yard requirements); provided, however, that the maximum side and rear yard requirements shall be 200 feet and maximum front yard requirements 400 feet plus 50 feet for each story above two stories as hereinabove set forth, provided that no animals or poultry may be kept or maintained unless adequate shelter is provided, and provided further that any structure erected for any of the foregoing purposes shall be accessory to a residential dwelling. Any uses permitted in this subsection shall be limited to an area of not less than five acres.

If you go to Tractor Supply in Flanders, you can buy chicks, but you need to get a minimum of 6. Just build a camo-coop and hope no one sees it or turns you in

 

[6chickeninacoop]

Sustainable New Jersey believes so strongly in backyard chickens that they allow 30 points to municipalities allowing backyard chickens. You might want to bring that up if you were to apply for a change in the code.