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New Jersey ADU rules
Official accessory dwelling unit regulations for 47 jurisdictions in New Jersey.
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We have read the ordinances for 47 New Jersey cities and lined them up side by side: detached vs internal, size limits, owner occupancy, and approval process.
Cities
Allenhurst4 sources · verified October 2026Asbury Park5 sources · verified October 2026Avon-by-the-Sea4 sources · verified October 2026Barnegat Light4 sources · verified October 2026Bay Head4 sources · verified October 2026Beach Haven5 sources · verified October 2026Belmar2 sources · verified September 2026Berkeley4 sources · verified October 2026Bradley Beach3 sources · verified October 2026Brick4 sources · verified October 2026Camden4 sources · verified September 2026Deal5 sources · verified October 2026Edison3 sources · verified October 2026Elizabeth4 sources · verified September 2026Harvey Cedars3 sources · verified October 2026Hoboken1 source · verified July 2026Jersey City4 sources · verified October 2026Lakewood4 sources · verified September 2026Lavallette5 sources · verified October 2026Loch Arbour4 sources · verified October 2026Long Beach Township5 sources · verified October 2026Long Branch4 sources · verified October 2026Manasquan3 sources · verified October 2026Mantoloking3 sources · verified October 2026Maplewood1 source · verified July 2026Monmouth Beach5 sources · verified October 2026Montclair2 sources · verified October 2026Neptune Township5 sources · verified October 2026Newark1 source · verified October 2026North Wildwood1 source · verified July 2026Ocean City2 sources · verified July 2026Paterson5 sources · verified September 2026Point Pleasant Beach4 sources · verified October 2026Princeton2 sources · verified October 2026Sea Bright5 sources · verified October 2026Sea Girt4 sources · verified October 2026Seaside Heights5 sources · verified October 2026Seaside Park4 sources · verified October 2026Ship Bottom5 sources · verified October 2026South Orange2 sources · verified October 2026Spring Lake6 sources · verified October 2026Surf City2 sources · verified October 2026Teaneck1 source · verified July 2026Toms River1 source · verified September 2026Trenton4 sources · verified September 2026Wildwood1 source · verified September 2026Woodbridge4 sources · verified September 2026
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