Brudesandwich

Brudesandwich OP t1_j5k824r wrote

You don't need to drive miles away to get them food lol. Plus, the chicken coop doesn't need to be in the dozens. One hen can lay about 100-200 eggs a year. Keeping under 3 hens won't be a drastic change and there are already people who have chickens in JC but youd never notice. because of the density of this city majority of properties wouldn't make the threshold so it's not like we will suddenly have hundreds of chicken coops around

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Brudesandwich OP t1_j5du2wd wrote

Again the one link linked is dated in 1978. Around 2011 the city council was revising the ordinance to be more lenient. I don't know of that passed but that's the "law" I was thinking of.

Secondly, the coop behind LoFi has only been there a few years. They been around since 2012. A year after the article I posted

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Brudesandwich OP t1_j5bwsdb wrote

Just found the news article about it from 2011: https://www.nj.com/hudson/2011/01/city_of_jersey_city_encouragin.html

>Current zoning rules permit residents to keep fewer than 50 chickens no less than 25 feet away from any structure used for human habitation.

>Although it's one "one of the most lenient chicken laws" in the state, according to Marione-Stanton, the city wants to make it even easier to keep and raise the little cluckers.

>The proposed revision would allow residents to keep one to seven chickens within 25 feet of a neighbor's property as long as the neighbor signs an affidavit of consent. Anyone wishing to house eight to 20 chickens would have to keep them 40 feet away from neighbors.

I don't know if the laws have been updated or if this was passed but I would assume it did if the coop behind Lo-Fi is able to operate.

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Brudesandwich OP t1_j5bvvbv wrote

Just found the news article about it from 2011: https://www.nj.com/hudson/2011/01/city_of_jersey_city_encouragin.html

>Current zoning rules permit residents to keep fewer than 50 chickens no less than 25 feet away from any structure used for human habitation.

>Although it's one "one of the most lenient chicken laws" in the state, according to Marione-Stanton, the city wants to make it even easier to keep and raise the little cluckers.

>The proposed revision would allow residents to keep one to seven chickens within 25 feet of a neighbor's property as long as the neighbor signs an affidavit of consent. Anyone wishing to house eight to 20 chickens would have to keep them 40 feet away from neighbors.

I don't know if the laws have been updated or if this was passed but I would assume it did if the coop behind Lo-Fi is able to operate.

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Brudesandwich OP t1_j5btvbb wrote

They have a license and meet all the requirements apparently. I remember reading that a neighbor may give written consent to allow it thought i can no longer find where i got the info from so don't quote me. They operate well within the law apparently, they have been open and selling eggs for years.

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Brudesandwich OP t1_j5bmxls wrote

Yes I know of the policies on it and while we are very dense it doesn't make it impossible for people to have their own chicken coop if they have a backyard, especially areas outside of downtown. And I could be mistaken but I recall reading that if a person has written consent from their neighbors approving the coop if the 25 ft limit cannot be met. The link you posted dates the ordinance is dated from 1978, I recall the city council updated or were looking into updating the ordinance to promote more urban farms within JC.

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