Gloucester 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 Deptford, Washington Township, and Monroe 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. Gloucester County towns typically cap maximum building coverage and total impervious coverage by district; low-density Harrison, South Harrison, and Elk hold coverage well below the tighter town-center lots of Woodbury, Glassboro, and Pitman. Impervious limits also feed municipal and New Jersey stormwater rules that trigger detention and recharge requirements on larger projects. Exceeding a coverage cap requires a variance from the municipal zoning board of adjustment.
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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