Home-occupation permits and approvals are issued by your municipality in New Jersey, not by Morris County. Towns require a zoning permit or home-occupation approval under the Municipal Land Use Law before you operate a business from your residence.
Because zoning is municipal under N.J.S.A. 40:55D, any permit to run a home occupation comes from your Morris County town, not the county. Many municipalities require a zoning permit, home-occupation permit, or mercantile/business license, and some require a certificate confirming the use is a permitted accessory home occupation. Conditions usually include: the business is clearly incidental to residential use, conducted by the resident, uses a limited share of the dwelling, generates no significant traffic, and stores no commercial inventory outdoors. Morris County's role is limited to reviewing subdivisions/site plans on county roads, so it does not issue home-occupation permits.
Operating without required municipal approval is a zoning violation enforced under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-18, with cease-and-desist orders and fines commonly up to $2,000 per day.
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