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

Brick Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction of any kind inside Brick township's limits

  • Permit applicants must first provide a construction debris disposal proposal (§ 145-4).
  • Foundations generally require a plot plan certified by the Township Engineer (§ 145-2).

  “prior to any permit being issued for construction of any kind, the person or entity applying for the permit shall, as a prerequisite to the issuance of that permit, provide the construction official with written documentation”

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Construction in Brick township under the State Uniform Construction Code as enforced by the township

  • Chapter 145 establishes the township's enforcing agency for the state code; the state Uniform Construction Code itself is not reproduced in the township code.

  “there is hereby established in the township of brick a state uniform construction code enforcing agency, consisting of a construction official, building subcode official, plumbing subcode official,”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  New residences in Brick township before a certificate of occupancy issues

  • Before a CO for a new residence, the owner or permit applicant must show that automated garbage and recycling carts were purchased (§ 145-3.1 subsection d).
  • A temporary CO extension is $30; a CO for change of use is $150 (see permit_fees claim).
  • Certificate of occupancy is also needed for the construction-debris close-out in § 145-4 subsection b.

  “prior to issuing of a certificate of occupancy for a new residence, the owner of the property or the permit applicant must provide evidence that the appropriate automated garbage can and automated recycling can has been purchased”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Brick township's limits, under the township's own zoning ordinance (Chapter 245 Land Use, Part 2 Zoning)

  • Zone-by-zone dimensional standards are in the Schedule of Area, Yard and Building Requirements at § 245-10, which was not opened in this research pass.
  • Zoning districts are subject to the modifications in Article XXXIII (§ 245-299 et seq.) as the zone articles state.

  “area, yard and building requirements shall be as specified for this zone in the schedule, § 245-10 of this chapter, unless modified in accordance with the standards set forth in articles xxxiii and xxxiv (§§ 245-299 et seq.).”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts of Brick township, as listed in Chapter 245 Part 2 (Zoning)

  • The index lists residential, multifamily, affordable housing, business, industrial, overlay and conditional-use articles; the district boundaries map and Attachment 5 schedule were not opened.

  “article xiv r-10 single-family residential zone”

• Manufactured homesProhibited

  House trailer or trailer coach parks in Brick township. This does not address a single manufactured home on a private lot.

  • The prohibition covers parks. Individual manufactured homes on private lots were not addressed in the sections opened (Chapter 279, Mobile Homes, was not opened).
  • The trailer-storage restriction in § 245-28 also applies in the R districts listed in the rv_occupancy claim.

  “the following uses and activities are specifically prohibited in the township of brick: (1) auction markets, except at such time and place as may be designated pursuant to the licensing thereof. (2) house trailer or trailer coach parks.”

• Mandatory utility hookupSewer (with conditions)

  Buildings fronting a street in Brick township where the public sewage disposal lines have been installed in the street bed

  • Applies only where a public sewage disposal system is established and lines are installed in the street; the township code does not state a distance rule in the section opened.
  • Owners must make the connection at their own expense; the township engineer inspects and approves connections (§ 352-2).
  • Water connection rules (Chapter 479, Water Connections) were not opened, so water is not confirmed here.

  “the owners of any and all buildings fronting or located upon such street or streets shall be required, at their own expense, to make connections from such buildings to said sewage disposal lines.”

• Subdividing landRegulated

  Division of land inside Brick township under the township's subdivision ordinance (Chapter 245 Part 3)

  • Procedures, plat details and design standards are in Articles XL through XLIV (§ 245-334 et seq.), which were not opened.

  “part 3 subdivision of land article xxxix general provisions (§ 245-331 – § 245-333) article xl procedures and plat details (§ 245-334 – § 245-340)”

• Permit feesPublished

  Construction permit, plan review and certificate fees charged by Brick township's construction code enforcing agency

  • Fees are set by the schedule of fees adopted in § 145-3.1 and filed with the municipal clerk and construction official; the schedule itself was only partly reviewed.
  • Fee waivers apply to accessibility work (§ 145-5) and to renovation of vacant commercial structures (§ 145-6); uniform construction code surcharge fees are not waived under § 145-6.

  plan review fee: 25 percent of construction permit fee · certificate of occupancy fee for change of use: 150 USD · temporary certificate of occupancy extension fee: 30 USD · minimum building subcode fee: 150 USD

  “the fee for a plan review shall be 25% of the amount to be charged for the construction permit.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder permit eligibility in Brick township
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size in the main single-family residential districts of Brick township (R-10 and R-5/R-7.5)
• Minimum lot size — Minimum lot area in the main single-family residential districts of Brick township (R-10 and R-5/R-7.5)
• Setbacks — Yard setbacks in the main single-family residential districts of Brick township
• Lot coverage — Maximum lot coverage and impervious coverage in Brick 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 Brick 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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