Toms River, NJ Building Setbacks & Zoning: Lot Coverage Limits (2026)

13E of the Land Use and Development Regulations lists the area, yard and building requirements for the R-75 Residential Zone, Toms River's 7,500-square-foot minimum single-family district. 1), added by Ordinance No. 3843-03 in 2003 and amended by Ordinance No. 4429-14 in 2014, sets maximum building coverage at 35% of the lot. 7 maximum floor area ratio on top of both. 3) as the horizontal-plane footprint of every building on the lot, measured around the periphery of the facades, including the roofed area of any open-sided structure measured to its supporting columns or posts.

'Impervious coverage' is the percentage of the lot covered by all impervious surfaces, which the code defines to include asphalt, pavers, concrete, buildings and hard gravel, but specifically exempts pools, spas and man-made ponds from the calculation. These three caps stack: a homeowner can be under the 35% building-coverage line and still be blocked by the 70% impervious ceiling once a driveway, patio, shed and pool decking are added in. 13E. Site plan or zoning permit applications must show compliance with all three figures before the Zoning Officer issues a permit, and a variance from the Zoning Board of Adjustment is required to exceed any of them.