New Rochelle zoning generally prohibits chickens and livestock in residential districts. The city is urbanized with minimum lot sizes too small to qualify under typical agricultural-use provisions.
As a densely developed Westchester city with lot sizes primarily under 1 acre, New Rochelle does not permit keeping chickens, roosters, goats, pigs, or other livestock in standard residential zones. Large-lot R1-20 and similar low-density districts may allow limited animal husbandry only on properties of sufficient acreage under Chapter 331 (Zoning). Most residents should assume livestock is prohibited and apply for a zoning variance if they wish to keep chickens.
Illegal livestock: notice to remove animals within 30 days. Continued violations: fines $100-$500 per day. Zoning board hearings required for variance requests.
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