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

Alexandria Township’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Construction code enforcement inside Alexandria Township under the State Uniform Construction Code

  • Enforcing agency is the Alexandria Township Construction Department with construction, building, plumbing, electrical and fire protection subcode officials.
  • Permit fee and inspection details not opened.

  “there is hereby established in the township of alexandria a state uniform construction code enforcing agency”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Alexandria Township limits, under the township's own Land Use Code (Chapter 115, Land Use)

  • Use and dimensional rules vary by zone district; see the district-specific claims.
  • Chapter 115 history: adopted by the Township Committee 10-14-1987; amendments noted where applicable.
  • Ordinance 2026-003 (proposed amendment to 115-22A(1), agricultural uses on 1 to 2.99 acre lots) was introduced April 9, 2026; adoption not verified.

  “article iv districts § 115-10 ar agricultural residential districts.”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zone districts inside Alexandria Township limits

  • Zoning districts map is Attachment 5 to Chapter 115; the map itself was not opened.

  “§ 115-7 zoning districts map. § 115-8 interpretation of district boundaries.”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  AR Agricultural Residential district, single-family detached dwellings, inside Alexandria Township

  • Lot size averaging subdivision: at least 50% of the lots shall be no greater than three acres in area, subject to a 250 foot minimum lot width, 35 foot maximum height and 75/35/100 foot front/side/rear yards.
  • Table footnote: the minimums apply or greater as required for each specific use in Article V.

  minimum lot area, single-family detached: >= 10 acres (lot size averaging subdivisions (see conditions))

  “single-family detached 10 250 35 200 100 100 -- lot size averaging 2 10 180 35 200 100 100 --”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — VR Village Residential district, single-family detached dwellings, inside Alexandria Township

    “single-family detached 3 acres 250 35 75 35 100 --”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  AR Agricultural Residential district, single-family detached dwellings, inside Alexandria Township

  • Table footnote 3 refers to additional yard requirements in § 115-22 for uses in that district; not opened.

  front yard: 200 feet · each side yard: 100 feet · rear yard: 100 feet

  “single-family detached 10 250 35 200 100 100 --”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — VR Village Residential district, single-family detached dwellings, inside Alexandria Township

    “single-family detached 3 acres 250 35 75 35 100 --”

• Septic permitRequired

  Locating, constructing, altering or repairing an individual subsurface sewage disposal system inside Alexandria Township

  • Permit issued by the administrative authority before work; permit expiration, renewal and fees are in §§ 190-7 and 190-8, not opened.
  • Work may not start until the permit is issued.

  “no person shall locate, construct, alter or repair any individual subsurface sewage disposal system until a permit for the location, construction, alteration or repair of said sewage disposal system has been issued by the administrative authority”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Land divisions inside Alexandria Township

  • Site plan and subdivision design regulations are in Article VII of Chapter 115 (§ 115-30 onward); the detailed procedure was not opened.

  “article vii site plan and subdivision design regulations § 115-30 application.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits for new dwellings inside Alexandria Township
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder work on owner-occupied homes inside Alexandria Township
• Inspections — Construction inspections inside Alexandria Township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new dwellings inside Alexandria Township
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling floor area inside Alexandria 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 Alexandria 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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