Morris County sets no lot-coverage limit. The maximum percentage of a lot that structures or impervious surface may cover is fixed by your municipality's zoning ordinance under the Municipal Land Use Law.
N.J.S.A. 40:55D-65 authorizes each municipality to regulate the percentage of the lot or development area that may be occupied by structures, so building-coverage and impervious-coverage caps in Morris County come from local zoning bulk tables, not the county. New Jersey counties do not zone. The county's related role is limited: under N.J.S.A. 40:27-6.6, site plans not along a county road that include less than one acre of impervious surface are exempt from county site-plan review, and larger county-road projects may face county drainage requirements. For your maximum lot coverage, read the bulk table for your zoning district or ask the municipal zoning office.
Exceeding local coverage limits requires a municipal variance; overbuilding brings zoning enforcement and local penalties. County drainage conditions apply only to qualifying county-road development.
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