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Englewood Cliffs City Zoning Code

§ 30-7.2

Accessory Structures.

[Ord. #9608, §§ 5, 6; Ord. #2008-07]
a. 
Yard Requirements for Accessory Buildings.
1. 
In any residential district, no accessory building permitted by this chapter shall exceed the aggregate ground area of 15% of the required rear yard.
2. 
In a business or institutional zone the aggregate area covered by accessory buildings shall not exceed 25% of the required rear yard.
3. 
No accessory building shall be less than 10 feet from the rear of the principal building in a residential zone.
4. 
No accessory building shall be located in the front yard.
5. 
No accessory building shall be constructed for parking garages in the B-1, B-2, B-3 and B-4 zones.
6. 
Minimum side and rear yard requirements shall be as follows:
Zone
Side Yard
Rear Yard
R-A
5 feet
5 feet
R-B
3 feet
3 feet
R-B1
3 feet
3 feet
R-C
5 feet
5 feet
B-1
10 feet
20 feet
B-2
30 feet
*
B-3
10 feet
*
B-4
10 feet
20 feet
I
30 feet
30 feet
*
Same as Buffer Requirements, subsection 30-7.10.
b. 
Accessory buildings attached to the principal building shall be considered part of the principal building.
c. 
Height requirements for accessory buildings.
Residential Zones (R-A, R-B, R-B1, R-C)
1 story; 14 feet
Business Zones (B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4)
1 story; 14 feet
Institutional
2 stories; 22 feet
d. 
No portion of an accessory building shall be used for living quarters.
e. 
Permanent barbeque pit or structure shall only be permitted within 10 feet of the principal building.