Long Branch permits home occupations and home professional offices as permitted uses in residential zones under Chapter 345 (Zoning). A zoning permit is required from the Planning and Zoning Office. Activities must be incidental to the residential use of the property.
Long Branch Chapter 345 (Zoning), Article IV, lists home occupations and home professional offices as permitted uses in residential zones. All home-based businesses require a zoning permit from the Planning and Zoning Office (Division of Building and Development). The business must be incidental and secondary to the residential use of the property. Standard home occupation conditions under NJ MLUL typically include: the business must be conducted entirely within the dwelling; no exterior evidence of the business; no employees other than residents; no retail sales on premises; no generation of traffic, noise, or other impacts beyond what is normal for the residential neighborhood. Variances for non-compliant home businesses require application to the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
Operating without zoning permit: code violation, fines up to $2,000 per offense. Zoning violation may result in cease-and-desist order.
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Long Branch enforces Chapter 235 noise regulations with decibel limits measured at the property line or neighboring dwelling, whichever is less. The city fol...
Long Branch, NJ
Long Branch Chapter 235 prohibits keeping any animal or bird that causes frequent or long-continued noise disturbing the comfort or repose of persons in the ...
Long Branch, NJ
Long Branch regulates construction noise under Chapter 235, consistent with NJDEP Model Noise Code. Construction, excavation, and demolition activities using...
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Long Branch enforces strict street parking under Chapter 325. Prohibited vehicles including RVs, commercial vehicles, and buses cannot park on streets 8 PM t...
Long Branch, NJ
RVs are explicitly classified as prohibited vehicles under Long Branch Ordinance 325-3 L(2) and cannot park on any city street between 8 PM and 7 AM. No RV-s...
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Long Branch zoning requires at least one off-street parking space per residence. Driveway parking must not block sidewalks or public right-of-way. Accessory ...
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