Bloomfield, NJ Accessory Structures: Shed & Carport Rules (2026)

Bloomfield Township sets its shed and accessory building standards in § 315-36 of the Land Development and Zoning chapter. The general rules in subsection A apply everywhere: no accessory building or structure can be built on a lot without a principal building, an accessory structure attached to the principal building counts as part of it except for calculating building coverage, and on through lots an accessory structure in the rear yard cannot be nearer to the rear street line than the minimum front yard setback for the zone. No more than two accessory buildings are permitted on any one residential lot.

Subsection B adds the residential zone limits. No accessory building can be used for human habitation. Except for garages, no accessory building can exceed 80 square feet, and except for garages, which cannot exceed a height of 15 feet, no accessory building can exceed eight feet in height. No accessory building or structure is permitted in any front yard, with exceptions in the yard regulations of § 315-35(B). Accessory buildings go in the rear yard only, in accordance with Schedule A, and no accessory building or structure can be located closer than 10 feet to a rear lot line that serves as a front or side lot line of an adjoining property. Accessory structures other than buildings must meet the principal building setbacks in Schedule A. The numeric yard setbacks live in that Schedule A attachment, not in the text of § 315-36.

The code defines a storage shed as an accessory building used for the storage of items such as tools, lawn and garden equipment and furniture. In nonresidential zones an accessory building or structure cannot exceed 15 feet or one story in height. Under § 315-52(A) no building or structure can be erected unless the Zoning Officer has issued a zoning permit, and § 315-52(B) requires a building permit from the Construction Official before construction work begins on a regulated structure.