The issue is resolved. Per sections 430-66 and 430-40D pet chickens are permitted on R-3 lots. All references to 5 acres relates to R-R lots that can be used for agricultural uses such as commercial poultry farming. Having pet chickens is not poultry farming.
The Zoning Department does not give pet permits it's not their purview. Their jurisdiction is land use. If you build a shed you need a permit because it's a structure subject to setback and lot coverage restrictions. You may have a pet animal enclosure if you have a pet. It is ambiguous if you...
Yes, I just won in Municipal Court! The judge ruled that the Parsippany-Troy Hills Zoning Ordinance does NOT prohibit pet chickens. Pet chickens are permitted as-of-right in an R-3, R-3 (RCA) and R-3A (RCA) residential Districts.
See Article X R-3, R-3 (RCA) and R-3A (RCA) residential...
Awesome, we have bees too. Never had any issue with our bees. Establishing that my chickens are pets not poultry was critical in prevailing in my fight with the township.
I just made my second appearance in Parsippany-Troy Hills Municipal Court about my nine pet chickens and their coop. I have extensive experience with both zoning and building codes, so when I was contacted by the Zoning Enforcement Officer, I asked that he issue me a written violation with...