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We analyzed Montclair’s residential parcels against the city’s zoning and each lot’s dimensions. 8,143 of them qualify by right, with no zoning-board hearing.
HUD Small Area Fair Market Rent, 2025-10-01, the median across the ZIP codes holding the bulk of this town’s parcels. Across those ZIP codes a one bedroom runs $2,390 to $2,740 a month, so your own block matters. Your property will differ. Rent is what a tenant pays, not a payment from any program.
Enter your Montclair address and we read the zoning against your parcel and tell you if a backyard home fits, how big, by-right or variance, and what it could earn. Free.
See if your Montclair lot is one of them. Free.PermitGranted analyzed Montclair's residential parcels against the city's zoning ordinance and each lot's dimensions, setbacks, and existing structures. A lot 'fits' a backyard home when a detached accessory dwelling unit can be sited within the rear-yard envelope under the town's accessory-structure standards. 'By-right' means no zoning-board variance is required.
Counts produced by PermitGranted's ADU feasibility engine over Montclair parcels, as of the date shown. Rent is HUD Small Area Fair Market Rent for 2025-10-01, the median across the 2 ZIP codes holding the bulk of this town's parcels, and a specific property will differ. Numbers update as the ordinance and our parcel data change.
See the full rules for your town on the Montclair ADU page, or browse every NJ town.