Burlington County does not regulate fence height. New Jersey delegates all fence and zoning rules to municipalities under the Municipal Land Use Law. Check your township or borough zoning code (commonly 4 ft front, 6 ft rear).
There is no countywide fence-height ordinance in Burlington County, NJ. Under the Municipal Land Use Law (N.J.S.A. 40:55D), counties do not zone; each of the county's 40 municipalities (Mount Holly, Willingboro, Evesham, Mount Laurel, Pemberton, Moorestown, etc.) sets its own fence height, location, and permit rules in its zoning ordinance. Typical NJ municipal patterns cap front-yard fences near 4 feet and rear/side fences near 6 feet, but the exact figures, corner-lot sight-triangle rules, and pool-fence heights come from your local code, not the county. The Burlington County Planning Board reviews only subdivisions and site plans touching county roads or drainage.
Enforced by your municipal zoning or code-enforcement officer; penalties are set by local ordinance, not the county. No county fine exists.
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Backyard composting is allowed and encouraged in Burlington County. Statewide, the NJ Mandatory Source Separation and Recycling Act (N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.11) ba...
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Burlington County has no artificial-turf ban, but synthetic turf counts as impervious surface under NJ's Stormwater Management rules (N.J.A.C. 7:8). Small re...
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Burlington County does not mandate or restrict native plantings on private property. New Jersey and NJDEP encourage native and pollinator-friendly landscapin...
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Rainwater harvesting with rain barrels or cisterns for lawn and garden use is legal and encouraged in New Jersey. Burlington County requires no permit. A wel...
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Burlington County sits in NJ's Southwest and Coastal South drought regions. During a NJDEP Drought Warning, watering limits are statewide, not county-set: wa...
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There is no Burlington County weed ordinance for private yards. New Jersey towns regulate weeds, brush and overgrowth under their own property-maintenance co...
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