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

Chapter 345, Article XI of the City Code lists yard setback minimums district by district in the Schedules of Lot, Yard and Bulk Requirements. In the R-1 One-Family Residential Zone (§ 345-102), the front yard setback is 35 feet and the rear yard setback is 50 feet; the side yard must be no less than 10 feet on each side, with the combined width of both sides equal to at least 30% of the lot's width. The code adds that where a side yard abuts a public street, that side yard must instead meet the district's front yard requirement, a rule repeated in the 'Other requirements and supplementary notes' line of the R-1 table.

The R-4 One-Family Residential Zone (§ 345-105), covering smaller 5,760-square-foot lots, relaxes the front yard to 25 feet and the rear yard to 35 feet, while keeping the same 10-foot minimum per side yard but reducing the combined-width test to a flat 20 feet rather than a percentage. Accessory structures in these districts get their own setback floor: § 345-102 sets a 10-foot minimum setback for accessory buildings in R-1, cross-referencing § 345-11P for additional accessory-structure standards and § 345-312 for tennis court siting. Anyone applying for a building permit for a new structure, addition, deck or accessory building must measure against the table for the property's specific zone before submitting plans.