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

Woodland Township’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Woodland township's limits; zoning applications are handled by the township

  • Zoning applications are reviewed by the township and a zoning application fee applies.
  • All of Woodland township is in the Pinelands Area; the county hazard plan states local zoning must conform with Pinelands land use standards.
  • Zoning ordinance text was not located in this research; existence is shown by the township's zoning application process and linked zoning map.

  zoning application fee: 35 USD (must be included with the application)

  “the fee for a zoning application is $35 and must be included with the application.”

• Zoning districtsPartial

  Zoning districts of Woodland township

  • The county hazard annex names three district types (Preservation Area District, Special Agricultural Production Area, Pinelands Village); the township zoning map is linked but was not opened.
  • Woodland township is wholly within the Pinelands Area; district boundaries are subject to Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan designations.

  “woodland township has lands designated as preservation area district, special agricultural production area, and pinelands village.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning application fee in Woodland township

  • Only the zoning application fee was verified; construction and septic fee schedules were not opened.

  zoning application fee: 35 USD (must be included with the application)

  “the fee for a zoning application is $35 and must be included with the application.”

• Permit processPartial

  Zoning and construction permit filing in Woodland township

  • Zoning applications are mailed or dropped off at the municipal office; septic-related projects also need board of health approval; inspections need written requests.

  “all applications can be mailed into maryalice brown, rmc p.o. box 388, chatsworth, nj 08019, or dropped off at the municipal office.”

Rules another office applies inside Woodland Township

Woodland Township does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Septic systems on land inside Woodland township, administered by the Burlington County Health Department's septic and well program; the township's Board of Health approval is also required for septic changes

  • The county program is the permitting office for septic systems; the township page directs septic changes to board of health approval.

  “application for permit to construct / alter an individual subsurface sewage disposal system (pdf)”

• Septic permitRequired

  Constructing, altering or repairing a septic system on land inside Woodland township

  • Permit application goes to the Burlington County Health Department septic and wells program.
  • Township page says septic changes also require board of health approval.

  “application for permit to construct / alter an individual subsurface sewage disposal system (pdf)”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction in Woodland township
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size in the main single-family residential district and any agricultural or rural-residential district of Woodland township (Preservation Area District, Special Agricultural Production Area, Pinelands Village named in county hazard plan)
• Minimum lot size — Minimum lot size in the main single-family residential district and any agricultural or rural-residential district of Woodland township (Preservation Area District, Special Agricultural Production Area, Pinelands Village named in county hazard plan)
• Setbacks — Setbacks in the main single-family residential district and any agricultural or rural-residential district of Woodland township (Preservation Area District, Special Agricultural Production Area, Pinelands Village named in county hazard plan)
• Lot coverage — Lot coverage in Woodland township's residential and agricultural districts

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.