Housing and Zoning Office

Edin Reyes: 856-299-0098 ext 100

Hours of Operation:  Monday – Friday 8am to 4pm.

1 State Street, First Floor
Penns Grove NJ 08069
856-299-0098, ext. 100
Fax: 856-299-3411

Vacant, Housing & Zoning Inspector

The Housing & Zoning Office handles a variety of situations such as:

• Residential Certificates of Occupancy
• Zoning Permits
• Zoning & Land Use Questions
• Zoning Violations

We currently have a vacancy for housing inspector. You may be asked to show property over phone on video, before final inspection is scheduled. Note that if you do not pass inspection, re-inspection may take up to three weeks to reschedule, until the borough hires for the position.

Fees

• Certificate of Occupancy – $50.00
• Re-inspection – $50.00 (first one is free)
• Zoning Permit Application – $10.00

Shade Tree Commission Meetings

Looking for Volunteers!

Items to be inspected include: sidewalks, driveways, fences, trees, sanitation, grading and drainage, natural growth, exhaust vents, discharge of sump pumps, accessory structures and ground surface hazards. The cost of inspection is $50, due prior to inspection. Here are common documents that are helpful. Please refer to these documents when preparing for a zoning approval application. When do you need zoning approval? [This is not a complete list]:

• Installing a fence
• Installing a pool
• Installing solar panels
• Opening a new business that is different than the type of business previously there
• Opening a new business after building was vacant for one year/365 days or more
• When you want to use a food truck

DOWNLOADS:

• PE0949-450a Table of Use Regs
• PE0949-450b Table of Dimensional Reqs
• PE0949-450c Zoning Maps