Atlantic County has no lot-coverage rule. Each municipality caps building and impervious coverage in its zoning ordinance under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-65. Residential zones across Egg Harbor Township, Galloway, and the shore towns commonly limit coverage to a set percentage of lot area.
No countywide rule limits how much of a lot may be covered, because zoning power in New Jersey rests entirely with the municipality. N.J.S.A. 40:55D-65 lets each town set the percentage of lot or development area that may be occupied by structures and the floor area ratios governing intensity of use. Atlantic County towns typically cap maximum building coverage and total impervious coverage by district; the tight beach-block lots of Ventnor, Margate, and Brigantine push right against their coverage caps, while inland Hamilton, Mullica, and Galloway hold coverage far lower. Impervious limits feed municipal and New Jersey stormwater rules that trigger detention and recharge requirements on larger projects, and coastal parcels also fall under CAFRA review.
The municipal zoning officer enforces coverage limits; over-covering a lot draws a zoning violation and can block a certificate of occupancy. Relief comes only through a bulk variance from the town zoning board of adjustment under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70(c).
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