Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Evesham Township, New Jersey

Evesham Township’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Evesham township's limits; the township adopts and administers its own zoning ordinance in Code Chapter 160 (Zoning).

  • Pinelands-area districts in Chapter 160 (e.g., RG-1, RG-2, RD-1, FA, FW) also reference Pinelands Commission rules; those state rules were not analyzed here.

  “a. for the purpose of this chapter, the area of evesham township shall be divided into zones or districts which shall have the following designations:”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Township-wide zoning district designations in Evesham township Code Chapter 160, Article III.

  • The Article III list includes LD low density residential, MD-1 medium density-1, MF multifamily, ASR, WFA, SEN-1 through SEN-4, MDR overlay, AHO-1 affordable housing overlay, and Pinelands-area districts (RD, RG, FA, FW, EP).
  • § 160-54 (zoning map) is listed in Article III; the map itself was not opened.

  “ld low density district md medium density residential district md-1 medium density-1 district mdr moderate density residential overlay mf multifamily district”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Single-family detached homes in the MD-1 (medium density-1) district, Code § 160-64.1, inside Evesham township. Not the main LD low-density district, which was not verified.

  • Standards apply in the MD-1 district only.
  • Public water and sewer required for all developments in MD-1 (see utility_connection claim).

  minimum lot area: >= 10000 square feet

  “d. performance standards and regulations. the following regulations shall apply: minimum lot area 10,000 square feet”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Principal buildings in the MD-1 (medium density-1) district, Code § 160-64.1, inside Evesham township.

  • Accessory structures are subject to separate rules in § 160-64.1 not extracted here.

  front yard setback: 25 feet · rear yard setback: 25 feet · side yard setback: 10 feet

  “front yard setback 25 feet rear yard setback 25 feet side yard setback 10 feet”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  Lots in the MD-1 (medium density-1) district, Code § 160-64.1, inside Evesham township.

  • The cap is on maximum impervious coverage, not building coverage alone.
  • An open space requirement of 20% minimum also applies in MD-1.

  maximum impervious coverage: <= 0.45 ratio per lot

  “maximum impervious coverage 0.45 per lot”

• Building heightSpecified

  Buildings in the MD-1 (medium density-1) district, Code § 160-64.1, inside Evesham township.

  maximum height: <= 35 feet

  “minimum lot area 10,000 square feet lot width at setback line 80 feet front yard setback 25 feet rear yard setback 25 feet side yard setback 10 feet maximum height 35 feet maximum impervious coverage 0.45 per lot”

• Mandatory utility hookupWater and sewer (with conditions)

  New single-family detached homes in the MD-1 district, Code § 160-64.1, inside Evesham township. Other districts' connection rules were not verified.

  • Code § 160-63 (LD district) says clustered subdivisions are encouraged where public water and sewer service are available; that is an encouragement, not a connection mandate, and is not relied on here.
  • Sewer and water connection rules in Code Chapters 124 (Sewers) and 156 (Water) were not opened.

  “(1) single-family detached homes shall be permitted. public water and sewer is required for all developments.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Division of land in Evesham township.

  • Subdivision standards are in Code Chapter 135 (Subdivision of Land, §§ 135-1 to 135-37) and Chapter 62 (Subdivision and Site Plan Design Standards); thresholds and approval steps were not opened.

  “the purpose of this chapter shall be to provide rules, regulations and standards to guide the subdivision of land in the township of evesham”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Evesham Township or Burlington County directly.

• Building permit — New home construction in Evesham township.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction in Evesham township.
• Building code adopted — Building code enforcement in Evesham township.
• Inspections — Construction inspections in Evesham township.
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy for new homes in Evesham township.

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.

Off-grid gear

Going off-grid in Evesham Township means bringing your own water and power. The kit we’d start with:

• Water Crystal Quest Filter any source — well, rain, or creek — to drinking-clean.
• Power Bluetti Solar generators and home battery backup for living off the grid.
• Septic Soil percolation test kit Run your own perc test before paying an engineer — the first thing a septic office asks about.
• Water Well water test kit Bacteria, nitrates, hardness — know what the well on a parcel is really pumping.

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