Elmwood Park City Zoning Code

No multiple dwelling shall measure more than 125 feet on its long side; except that where front and rear setback offsets of at least three feet are provided at fifty-foot intervals more or less, the length of said dwelling shall not exceed a length of 200 feet.

No row of attached townhouses shall exceed a total of eight attached units or 160 feet. No more than three abutting townhouses shall have the same front and rear setbacks. At each required change in setback distance, the minimum offset shall be three feet. A common solid fence or equivalent shall be constructed between each townhouse along the rear side lot lines for a distance at least equal to the width of each unit, in order to provide a privacy area, such fence to be at least six feet in height.

In multiple dwelling and townhouse groups, the minimum spacing between buildings shall be as follows: front-to-front, front-to-rear, and rear-to-rear: 60 feet; end-to-end (with facing windows): not less than their average height; end-to-end (without facing windows) or corner-to-corner (offset): not less than 1/2 of their height. Front-to-rear sitings shall be avoided if at all practicable.

Interior private ways shall have a minimum width of 24 feet for two-way traffic and 16 feet for one-way traffic and shall be paved in accordance with Borough specifications. Minimum building setbacks from such private access drives shall be 32 feet and 28 feet, respectively, from the center lines thereof.

All multiple-dwellings and townhouses shall be served by public or equivalent common sanitary sewer and water systems. No building permit shall be granted unless the Construction Official shall first receive a report from the Borough Engineer that provision has been made for the disposal of sewage into sewers of sufficient capacity or by means of a properly designed group disposal system. Potable water shall be provided in sufficient quantity to maintain all water supply and plumbing fixtures in a safe and sanitary manner; other water supplies shall be provided as required for fire protection, air-conditioning and all other service equipment of the building required by the State Uniform Construction Code.

All electric and telephone service shall be provided underground to all buildings within a townhouse or multiple-dwelling group project. Antennas for the purpose of television reception shall be provided within a building wherever practicable, or else by one master antenna for the project.

No multiple-dwelling group nor any individual multiple-dwelling not within a group project containing 20 or more dwelling units shall be permitted unless provision shall be made for a superintendent to live upon the premises.

Sufficient enclosed area and equipment shall be provided within each multiple-family dwelling for laundering and drying purposes. No outside area shall be provided for such purposes, unless such area is enclosed by a solid screen of evergreen shrubs or fencing, at least six feet high.

In the R-18 and R-MF Residential Zones all newly constructed dwelling units shall have one private garage per dwelling unit either attached or detached. New construction shall not include any addition, alteration or enlargement of an existing dwelling unit.