Teaneck Township prohibits keeping chickens, roosters, livestock, and farm animals at residential properties under its general zoning and animal regulations.
Teaneck is a densely developed suburban township that does not zone any residential district for agricultural use. Chapter 6 of the Township Code governs animals, and the zoning code limits permitted uses to residential, commercial, and institutional categories. Keeping chickens, ducks, goats, pigs, cows, horses, or other livestock is not a permitted use in residential zones. Residents seeking to keep poultry typically must seek a use variance from the Zoning Board, which is rarely granted in densely populated neighborhoods.
Violations may result in summonses, daily fines, and orders to remove animals from the property within a set timeframe.
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