Right to Farm in Monroe Township (Gloucester County), NJ (2026)
2 verified right to farm rules for Monroe Township (Gloucester County), New Jersey, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Farm Nuisance Protection
The Township Council of Monroe Township, Gloucester County, protects farms from nuisance claims through an irrebuttable presumption in § 175-90. An agricultural operation, activity or structure that meets the section's Subsection C standards, follows relevant federal and state rules, and poses no direct threat to public health and safety is not a public or private nuisance.
Right-to-Farm Nuisance Protection in Monroe Township, Gloucester County
Some RestrictionsMonroe Township Code (Gloucester County) § 175-90
A. It is the express finding and declaration of the Township Council that agricultural activities serve the interest of the citizens of Monroe Township by ensuring numerous social, economic and environmental benefits, and it is, therefore, the express intention of this chapter to establish as the policy of this Township the protection of agricultural operations from nuisance action where recogn...
Agricultural Zoning Protection
Monroe Township, Gloucester County, NJ sets aside an Agricultural Production Zoning District to foster the continuation and expansion of agriculture. Under § 175-159, homes at one unit per 40 acres must cluster on one-acre lots with the rest deed-restricted to farming, and farm dwellings are limited to one unit per 10 acres.
Monroe Township (Gloucester County) Agricultural Zoning
Some RestrictionsMonroe Township Code (Gloucester County) § 175-159
A. Purpose. The Agricultural Production Zoning District is intended to foster the continuation and expansion of agriculture in the Township. The further intent is to minimize the encroaching of nonagricultural uses into established agricultural areas and to protect the overall ecological values of such areas. Pinelands development credits shall be permitted in this district. ... (4) Residential...
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