Jackson, NJ Building Setbacks & Zoning: Setback Rules (2026)

Section 244-46D of the Jackson Township Code sets the density, lot, and yard standards for the R-5, R-3, and R-2 Residential Zones, the Township's large-lot single-family districts governed under § 244-46. Maximum density runs from one unit per five acres in R-5 to one unit per two acres in R-2, and standard lots must run at least 215,000, 130,000, or 87,000 square feet respectively, with a 200-foot width, 100-foot frontage, and 400-foot depth in all three zones. For the principal building, the table requires an 80-foot front yard in both R-5 and R-3, dropping to 60 feet in R-2; a 50-foot rear yard applies uniformly across all three zones; and the side yard, measured on each side, runs 60 feet in R-5, 50 feet in R-3, and 30 feet in R-2.

These are minimums for the principal dwelling only: accessory structures such as barns, greenhouses, private garages, and swimming pools carry their own, larger, setback rows in the same table, and additional standards for fences run through § 244-190. A property owner who builds closer to a line than these figures allow is in violation of Chapter 244 and subject to the enforcement and penalty provisions of §§ 244-13 and 244-15, and any encroachment needs Zoning Board of Adjustment approval rather than after-the-fact fixing.