5 rules for unincorporated Gloucester County, New Jersey.
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Gloucester County cannot zone. Every home business in Deptford, Washington Township, Monroe, Glassboro, or Woodbury answers to that municipality's zoning ordinance, adopted under the Municipal Land Use Law. Most permit home occupations as an accessory use kept incidental to the residence.
N.J.S.A. 40:55D-62
The governing body may adopt or amend a zoning ordinance relating to the nature and extent of the uses of land and of buildings and structures thereon.
No Gloucester County sign rule exists. Each municipality's zoning ordinance caps home-business signs, and the common limit for a home occupation is a single small, non-illuminated nameplate mounted flat on the dwelling.
The county sets no traffic limit. Municipal zoning ordinances keep a home occupation incidental to the home, capping client visits, barring most nonresident employees, and requiring off-street parking so the business does not alter the neighborhood.
Selling home-baked goods across Gloucester County runs through a state Cottage Food Operator Permit from the NJ Department of Health under N.J.A.C. 8:24-11. The permit costs $100, runs two years, and covers only non-hazardous foods that stay safe at room temperature.
N.J.A.C. 8:24-11.1
A person or entity that engages in the production, distribution, and/or sale of food to consumers shall: 1. Have a Cottage Food Operator Permit; or 2. Comply with applicable laws to retail food establishments.
State law protects home child care across Gloucester County. A family day care home is a permitted use in every residential district that no municipality may zone out, and providers caring for three to five children register under the Family Day Care Provider Registration Act.
N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.5b
Family day care homes shall be a permitted use in all residential districts of a municipality. The requirements for family day care homes shall be the same as for single family dwelling units located within such residential districts.
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