3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 2 cities in Atlantic County, New Jersey.
Verified from official government sources
Every property in Atlantic County sits inside a municipality, and each town's zoning ordinance fixes front, side, and rear setbacks under the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-65. Egg Harbor Township, Galloway, and Hammonton each set their own yards.
N.J.S.A. 40:55D-65(b)
Regulate the bulk, height, number of stories, orientation, and size of buildings and the other structures; the percentage of lot or development area that may be occupied by structures; minimum or maximum lot sizes, or a combination thereof, and dimensions, including provisions concerning lot-size averaging; minimum improvable lot areas and cluster development, and for these purposes may specify...
Atlantic County sets no height limit. Each municipality caps building height in its zoning ordinance under the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-65. Most residential zones across Egg Harbor Township, Galloway, and the shore towns limit homes to about 35 feet.
N.J.S.A. 40:55D-65(b)
Regulate the bulk, height, number of stories, orientation, and size of buildings and the other structures; the percentage of lot or development area that may be occupied by structures; minimum or maximum lot sizes, or a combination thereof, and dimensions, including provisions concerning lot-size averaging; minimum improvable lot areas and cluster development, and for these purposes may specify...
Atlantic County has no lot-coverage rule. Each municipality caps building and impervious coverage in its zoning ordinance under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-65. Residential zones across Egg Harbor Township, Galloway, and the shore towns commonly limit coverage to a set percentage of lot area.
N.J.S.A. 40:55D-65(b)
Regulate the bulk, height, number of stories, orientation, and size of buildings and the other structures; the percentage of lot or development area that may be occupied by structures; minimum or maximum lot sizes, or a combination thereof, and dimensions, including provisions concerning lot-size averaging; minimum improvable lot areas and cluster development, and for these purposes may specify...
2 cities in Atlantic County have their own building setbacks & zoning rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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