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Englewood Cliffs City Zoning Code

§ 30-7.7

Restrictions on Residential Zones R-A, R-B, R-B1 and R-C.

[Ord. #9306, A VII; Ord. #9608, § 7]
a. 
Building with crawl spaces or built on ground shall be in accordance with the provisions as prescribed in the building code.
b. 
In all dwelling zones specified above, facilities for off-street parking or garages for no less than three vehicles shall be provided for:
c. 
Flat roofs in any dwelling zones are not permitted over the main portion of the roof structure; additions or extensions having flat roofs are permitted if the roof area of same does not exceed 40% of the entire area of the building. The standard to be used to determine a flat roof shall be a slope of 3 1/2 inches per foot; anything less shall be considered a flat roof.
d. 
In residential zones specified above no fences shall be constructed or placed in front yards. No hedges, shrubs or evergreens, etc., shall be greater than three feet in height within 10 feet of the front property lines; nor shall any hedges, shrubs, evergreens, etc., which exceed three feet in height, be placed on a corner lot within 10 feet of any property lines which shall abut a street or highway.
e. 
In the zones specified above, none of the following shall be permitted: poultry and rabbits; riding academies; private stables for housing animals; cemeteries; mausoleums; crematories; veterinarians; housing or boarding animals for profit.
f. 
No outdoor parking of commercial vehicles shall be permitted in these zones.
g. 
Furnished rooms, lodging houses or boarding houses shall not be permitted in any residential zones.