Camden County does not set building setbacks. Under New Jersey's Municipal Land Use Law, each town's zoning ordinance fixes front, side, and rear setbacks by zoning district. The county planning board only reviews projects that affect county roads or drainage.
New Jersey delegates zoning entirely to municipalities through the Municipal Land Use Law (N.J.S.A. 40:55D). Camden County itself sets no setback distances; those come from your town's zoning ordinance and differ by zoning district and lot size. The Camden County Planning Board's authority is narrow: under the County Planning Act (N.J.S.A. 40:27-6.2 and 40:27-6.6) it reviews subdivisions and site plans only where they affect a county road or county drainage facility, and detached one- or two-family homes are largely exempt even from municipal site-plan review. So for a typical home addition, deck, or new house, the setback that matters is in your municipality's code (Cherry Hill, Gloucester Township, Pennsauken, Voorhees, Camden City, Haddonfield, Winslow).
Setback violations are enforced by the municipal zoning officer. Encroaching structures may require a variance from the local zoning board of adjustment or must be removed.
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Chapter 40 Zoning limits the storage of recreational vehicles, boats, and utility trailers on residential lots. Storage is generally restricted to rear yards...
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Chapter 10 bars trucks, tractors, trailers, semi-trailers, or omnibuses with a registered gross weight over 5 tons (10,000 lbs) from parking on any Township ...
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Chapter 10 (Traffic On-Street Regulations) governs on-street parking. During declared snow events, vehicles may not park on the street from 1 hour after snow...
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