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Bill Text

S2680 

SENATE, No. 2680 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Senator BRITNEE N. TIMBERLAKE

District 34 (Essex)

SYNOPSIS

���� Concerns development and use of accessory dwelling 
units.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act concerning accessory dwelling units, supplementing 
P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.) and P.L.1993, c.30 (C.45:22A-43 et seq.), 
and amending P.L.1985, c.222.

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� (New section)� a.� The 
Legislature finds and declares that:

���� (1)�� Accessory dwelling units 
are a valuable form of housing and present a way to expand the State�s housing 
supply that is both cost-effective and consistent with sound planning and 
environmental principles.

���� (2)�� Accessory dwelling units 
provide housing for family members, the elderly, in-home health care providers, 
individuals with disabilities, households of low and moderate income, and 
others, often at below-market prices within existing neighborhoods.

���� (3)�� Homeowners who develop 
accessory dwelling units can benefit from added income and an increased sense 
of security.

���� (4)�� Allowing accessory 
dwelling units in single-family and two-family residential zones will make it 
possible to expand the state of New Jersey�s rental housing stock, and meet 
current and future housing demand.

���� (5)�� Accessory dwelling units 
offer lower-cost housing within existing neighborhoods while maintaining the 
architectural character of a neighborhood.

���� (6)�� Accessory dwelling units 
should therefore be considered an essential component of New Jersey�s housing 
supply.

���� b.��� It is the intent of the 
Legislature that municipal land use regulations shall provide for the creation 
of accessory dwelling units consistent with the provisions of P.L.����� , 
c.����� (C.������� ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill), and that no 
provision of any such regulation shall restrict the ability of a property owner 
to develop accessory dwelling units consistent with the provisions of P.L.����� 
, c.����� (C.������ ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).� 

���� 2.��� (New section)� As used 
in sections 1 through 7 of 
P.L. , c. (C. through 
C.����� ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill):

���� �Accessory dwelling unit� 
means a residential dwelling unit that provides complete independent living 
facilities for one or more persons, including provisions for living, sleeping, 
eating, cooking, and sanitation, and is located within a proposed or existing 
primary dwelling, within an existing or proposed accessory structure, 
constructed in whole or part as an extension to a proposed or existing primary 
dwelling, or constructed as a separate detached structure on the same lot as 
the existing or proposed primary dwelling.� 

���� �Accessory structure� means a 
structure that is accessory and incidental to a dwelling located on the same 
lot.

���� �Buildable area� means that 
area within the rear yard of a lot on which a primary dwelling is located that 
is beyond a five-foot setback line from the side and rear property lines. 

���� �Commissioner� means the 
Commissioner of Community Affairs.

���� �Department� means the 
Department of Community Affairs.

���� �Primary dwelling� means a 
single-family or two-family dwelling proposed or existing on a residential lot. 

���� �Single-family dwelling� means 
any structure that contains a single-family dwelling unit on an individual lot, 
including structures that are attached to other single-family dwellings with a 
common party wall commonly known as �semi-detached� houses, �row houses� or 
�townhouses�. 

���� �Tandem parking� means parking 
two or more automobiles on a driveway or another location on a lot, aligned so 
that one automobile is parked immediately behind the another.

���� �Two-family dwelling� means any 
structure that contains two separate dwelling units on an individual lot, 
whether separated horizontally or vertically.

���� 3.��� (New section)� a. �A 
municipality may adopt or amend existing land use regulations to authorize a 
person to develop one or more accessory dwelling units on a lot owned by the 
person, and located within an area meeting the requirements of subsection c. of 
this section, in a manner consistent with the standards and procedures set 
forth in P.L.����� , c.����� (C.������� ) (pending before the Legislature as 
this bill). 

���� b.��� A provision of a 
municipal land use regulation that is in place on the effective date of P.L.����� 
, c.����� (C.������� ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill) but fails 
to comply with the requirements of P.L.����� , c.����� (C.������� ) (pending 
before the Legislature as this bill) shall be null, void, and unenforceable.� A 
municipality shall follow the