Piscataway, NJ Building Setbacks & Zoning: Structure Height Limits (2026)

Section 21-8 of the Zoning Chapter creates a dedicated bulk and density schedule for large industrial development: the development in the LI-1 and M-1 Industrial Zones of any permitted use or permitted accessory use on a parcel of land which is three acres or larger is subject to the following schedule of bulk and density requirements. Section 21-807 sets the height ceiling within that schedule at three stories and 40 feet for the principal building and one and a half stories and 25 feet for any accessory building, immediately after Section 21-805's 45 percent maximum building coverage and Section 21-806's 15,000-square-foot minimum first-floor area.

The three-story, 40-foot cap sits below the taller limits the Township allows in some mixed-use and redevelopment districts elsewhere in Chapter 21, reflecting that this schedule targets standalone industrial buildings on large parcels rather than dense multi-story development. Because the cap is keyed to the three-acre threshold in Section 21-8, a smaller LI-1 or M-1 lot, or a parcel in a different zone, falls under the Township's separate Schedule of General Requirements at Section 21-501.1 instead of this height limit.