Shed permit rules in Galloway Township, NJ — also referred to as storage shed, backyard shed, or accessory building regulations — set size limits, setbacks, and when a building permit is required.
Galloway allows storage sheds as accessory structures. A shed under 100 square feet may sit as close as three feet from an interior side/rear property line in the R and R-1 districts (five feet in other districts), and 12 feet from a street-facing property line on a corner lot.
Under § 233-8, storage sheds or buildings are permitted accessory structures. Galloway's code states that 'storage sheds less than 100 square feet in size may be located a distance of three feet from the property line for interior lots and 12 feet from the property line when a property line is coexistent with a street line for corner lots' in the R and R-1 districts. In other districts the reduced-setback figure is five feet interior / 15 feet street-side. Larger accessory structures (and other accessory buildings) must meet the general 15-foot rear and side yard setback, and no accessory structure may sit in the front yard. Sheds over roughly 100–200 square feet typically also require a zoning and construction permit.
A shed placed in the front yard, over the setback line, or without a required permit is a zoning violation under Chapter 233, Article IX; the Zoning Officer can order removal or relocation and impose fines.
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