Accessory Structures in New Jersey (2026)

Bayonne's zoning code flatly forbids using or designing any accessory building or structure for dwelling purposes in…

Cherry Hill Township's zoning ordinance flatly bans accessory dwelling units. Section 40-401J lists "Accessory dwelling…

Paterson's zoning ordinance flatly bars any accessory building, garages, sheds, converted outbuildings, from being used…

Bloomfield Township allows an accessory dwelling unit only as an in-law suite inside an existing detached garage in the…

In the City of East Orange, an accessory dwelling unit inside a detached accessory building is allowed only in the R-1…

Freehold Township allows an 'accessory apartment,' defined as a self-contained unit with its own kitchen, bathroom, and…

Howell Township permits accessory apartments in single-family homes served by water and sewer in any residential zoning…

Newark allows one accessory dwelling unit per single-family lot as a conditional use under § 41:6-2-1, requiring at…

In Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey, an accessory apartment is allowed only as an affordable accessory apartment, a…

Toms River Township permits an accessory apartment only through its Affordable Accessory Apartment program under…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, a detached dwelling can have up to two kitchens, and a second kitchen is lawful only…

Bergenfield permits accessory apartments as part of its affordable-housing program under Borough Code § 186-63.25, but…

In Jackson Township, New Jersey, accessory dwelling units are permitted only within the RG-3 Regional Growth Zone under…

Jersey City's zoning code lets homeowners in the RH-1, RH-2, R-1 and R-2 residential districts build one accessory…

Monroe Township, Gloucester County, NJ allows one accessory dwelling unit per lot as an accessory use to an existing…

Passaic's Zoning Code permits one accessory dwelling unit per lot as a conditional use in every zone. Section 317-16G…

In the City of Plainfield, New Jersey, accessory dwelling units are permitted in the R-1, R-2 and R-3 residential…

Trenton allows one accessory dwelling unit per single-family lot under City Code § 315-9.4.B, capped at 800 square feet…

In the City of Vineland, an accessory apartment (also called an ADU) is a separate, complete dwelling unit inside a…

Adding an accessory dwelling unit to an existing home in Hamilton triggers the Township's affordable housing…

When a Jackson Township homeowner adds an accessory dwelling unit to an existing house, Township Code § 244-12J charges…

Monroe Township, Gloucester County, NJ requires the property owner to live in either the principal dwelling or the…

In the City of Plainfield, New Jersey, § 17:9-23(C) requires that either the primary dwelling or the accessory dwelling…

Trenton requires that whenever a property has an accessory dwelling unit, the owner must live in one of the two units…

Newark requires the owner to live in either the principal dwelling or the accessory dwelling unit, and both structures…

Toms River Township requires that any affordable accessory apartment sit inside a detached home occupied by its owner…

Hackensack does not allow accessory dwelling units at all. Article X of the zoning code, Section 175-10.1, lists…

An accessory apartment created under Bergenfield's affordable housing program is locked into a 10-year…

Howell Township Code § 188-4 treats a multigenerational family accommodation, the so-called mother-daughter apartment…

In Monroe Township, Gloucester County, NJ, an accessory dwelling unit cannot be used for stays shorter than 12 months…

Passaic doesn't let ADUs rent at market rate. Section 317-16G(9) locks every accessory dwelling unit into a twenty-year…

Toms River Township requires affordable accessory apartments to be rented only to low- or moderate-income households…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, an owner with a second kitchen in a detached dwelling signs an agreement with the…

Newark's zoning code bars short-term rental of accessory dwelling units and sets a six-month minimum lease term…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, a shed of 100 square feet or less needs a zoning permit. No shed can be…

A carport is a roofed structure, so it takes a construction permit in every Atlantic County town under N.J.A.C…

A shed or other accessory building in a Bayonne residential district can't cover more ground than the house itself…

A shed or other detached accessory building in Bergenfield cannot rise higher than the home's principal building, must…

In Bloomfield Township, New Jersey, a residential accessory building other than a garage cannot exceed 80 square feet…

Brick Township caps single-family storage sheds at 12 feet in height under Code § 245-30, with side and rear setbacks…

Clifton limits detached sheds and accessory buildings to 700 square feet, one story and 14 feet in the R-A1, R-A2 and…

In East Brunswick Township, a storage or utility shed of 200 square feet or less needs a five foot side and rear yard…

In the City of East Orange, an accessory building such as a shed or detached garage cannot exceed 400 square feet on…

Edison Township requires a zoning permit for any shed before construction, with a flat $100 fee charged for the…

Elizabeth caps residential sheds and other detached accessory buildings at 8 feet tall (10 feet to a pitched roof peak)…

Sheds in Freehold Borough require a zoning application and construction permit. Accessory structures over 192 sq ft…

Sheds and other accessory buildings in Freehold Township must sit in the rear yard, and any accessory structure over…

Galloway allows storage sheds as accessory structures. A shed under 100 square feet may sit as close as three feet from…

Hackensack limits tool sheds and similar small structures to the rear yard, caps their footprint at 3% of the rear yard…

Hamilton's Land Development Code defines a garden or tool shed as an accessory building no larger than 12 by 12 by 12…

A shed or other detached accessory building in Hoboken can't sit closer to the street than the principal building's…

In Howell Township, § 188-11(C) sets accessory structure setbacks at five feet on lots under 10,000 square feet and…

Irvington caps small accessory storage buildings in its lowest-density residential district at 100 square feet and…

Lakewood Township, Ocean County, New Jersey caps accessory sheds at 200 square feet and 12 feet in height. Sheds may…

City Code § 31-20.3 sets Linden's rules for sheds and other accessory buildings: none may sit in a required front yard…

Long Branch limits detached accessory sheds under 100 square feet to a rear yard location at least 5 feet from the…

In Monroe Township, Gloucester County, a storage shed is a permitted accessory use in every zone under § 175-89F. A…

In Monroe Township, Middlesex County, a detached shed or other accessory building stays out of the front yard and sits…

In the City of New Brunswick, New Jersey, sheds and other accessory structures cannot sit in a required front yard…

A shed or other accessory structure on a Newark house in the R-1, R-2, or R-3 zones cannot sit in the front yard, must…

A shed or other accessory building on an Old Bridge Township lot cannot exceed 600 square feet, and it must sit at…

In Parsippany-Troy Hills, a shed serving a residential dwelling must sit no closer than six feet to the side or rear…

Accessory buildings on a Passaic residential lot, garages, utility sheds, freestanding storage, answer to the bulk…

Backyard sheds in Paterson's residential zones can't top 15 feet or exceed 500 square feet (or a third of the house's…

In the City of Perth Amboy, a residential accessory building cannot exceed 300 square feet or 15 feet in height. It…

Piscataway limits any residential shed to nine feet in height and 100 square feet of floor area under Section 21-621…

In the City of Plainfield, New Jersey, a storage shed is an accessory structure under § 17:9-19. It needs a development…

In the Village of Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, a freestanding accessory building or shed in a residential zone…

Toms River Township requires a permit for any shed: structures over 200 square feet need a full development permit with…

A shed in Trenton is a detached accessory structure, capped at 20 feet in height, and must be set back at least three…

In the City of Vineland's R-1 Residential Zone, City Code Section 425-272 caps a single storage shed at 200 square feet…

In Wayne Township, accessory buildings on single-family lots must sit in the rear yard, cannot total more than seven…

A garden-type utility shed in Jackson Township needs no construction permit as long as it stays at or under 200 square…

Converting a garage to habitable space requires a NJ Uniform Construction Code permit statewide, with mandatory…

Bergenfield's Chapter 186 land development ordinance bans converting any garage into living space, whether new or…

In the City of New Brunswick, New Jersey, Zoning Ordinance § 17.03.080 bars an attached garage from any residential…

Newark's zoning code flatly bans converting an existing garage into an accessory dwelling unit. Homeowners adding an…

In the City of Perth Amboy, no accessory building in any zone can be used as a dwelling, sleeping quarters, kitchen or…

In Bloomfield Township, Essex County, New Jersey, an existing detached garage in the R-1A Zone can become an in-law…

Section 175-89G(4) of the Monroe Township Code (Gloucester County) prohibits living units over or attached to garages…

In the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills, converting an attached garage into a dwelling is allowed only as an…

Converting a garage into living space in Piscataway Township is treated as a residential addition under the Zoning…

Trenton bars finishing the space above a detached garage's parking area into livable space with a kitchen or full…

Turning a garage into living space is regulated work in every Atlantic County town. Under N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.14 a change…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, the Township Council's zoning code requires every dwelling unit to be equipped and…

Galloway has no ordinance authorizing tiny houses as separate dwellings. A permanent home must meet the township's…