A carport is a roofed structure, so it takes a construction permit in every Somerset County town under N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.14. Municipal zoning setbacks under the Municipal Land Use Law control how close it sits to the line.
Under the UCC a carport, attached or freestanding, is a structure whose roof and wind and snow loads require a construction permit, and N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.14 bars building one without first obtaining it. The municipal construction official in Bridgewater, Hillsborough, or Bernards issues it; New Jersey counties have no building authority. Zoning is the tighter constraint: ordinances adopted under the Municipal Land Use Law set side and rear setbacks and lot coverage, and an attached carport counts toward the setback from the principal structure.
Building a carport without the municipal construction permit is unlawful work under N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.14. A carport inside the zoning setback violates the local ordinance and can be ordered removed.
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