Middlesex County has no carport ordinance. Carports are accessory structures regulated by each municipality's zoning ordinance under New Jersey's Municipal Land Use Law, with construction permits governed statewide by the Uniform Construction Code.
Carports in Middlesex County are treated as accessory structures under municipal zoning, not county law. The Municipal Land Use Law (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.) grants each town's governing body the authority to zone, and N.J.S.A. 40:55D-62 lets the municipality regulate the uses, placement, and dimensions of structures. Whether a carport is permitted, how far it must sit from side and rear property lines, its maximum height, and how it counts toward lot coverage are all set by the zoning ordinance of the specific municipality, such as New Brunswick, Edison, Woodbridge, Sayreville, or Piscataway. A carport is generally not exempt from a construction permit the way a small shed is, so a building permit under the statewide Uniform Construction Code (N.J.A.C.
A carport built without required municipal zoning approval or a state construction permit, or one that encroaches on a required setback or exceeds lot-coverage limits, can result in local zoning violations, construction-code penalties, and orders to remove or modify the
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