Burlington County does not zone. Under New Jersey's Municipal Land Use Law (N.J.S.A. 40:55D), each municipality - Mount Holly, Evesham, Willingboro, Moorestown, Pemberton and the rest - controls whether and how you may run a home occupation. Check your town's zoning ordinance, not a county rule.
In New Jersey, land use is home rule: municipalities adopt zoning under the Municipal Land Use Law (MLUL), N.J.S.A. 40:55D, and counties do not zone. The Burlington County Planning Board reviews only subdivisions and site plans that affect county roads or drainage, under the County Planning Act (N.J.S.A. 40:27). Whether a home occupation is a permitted accessory use, how much floor area it may use, employee and customer limits, and parking all come from your municipal zoning ordinance. Some towns permit home occupations by right; others require a permit or a variance. Confirm with your municipal zoning officer.
Running a home business that violates municipal zoning can bring zoning-enforcement notices, fines set by local ordinance, and orders to cease the use.
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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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