Monroe Township (Gloucester County), NJ Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)

Section 175-112 governs home professional offices, which it defines to include an office for a physician, surgeon, dentist, lawyer, engineer, accountant or other professional person. The use is permitted as an accessory use, must adhere to the minimum standards of the particular zone, and must also meet the listed criteria.

The traffic limits are written as parking and staffing limits. Subsection I says in no case shall any home profession require parking to occur on the adjacent residential streets. Subsection J says not more than four off-street parking spaces shall be allowed for the residential-plus-home-occupation use, so the ceiling covers the use as a whole, not the office alone. Subsection K says buffers can be required depending on where any new parking areas are located, and points to § 175-93.

Staffing is capped in Subsection C at no more than two employees working on the premises other than the bona fide residents of the dwelling. Under Subsection F, not more than one professional person can use the residence, except that one additional professional is permitted when both are members of the same immediate family. Subsection G limits the office to 30% of the total floor area of the dwelling unit, and Subsection E limits any sign to two square feet on each of two sides.

Neither § 175-112 nor § 175-111 prints a number of client visits per day or a set of visiting hours. Home occupations that are not professional offices fall under § 175-111, which carries the same rule in Subsection J that no home occupation can require parking on the adjacent residential streets, and bars outdoor storage of materials, equipment or commercial vehicles in Subsection K.