A.

A private country club shall be limited to a private club which is neither organized nor operated for pecuniary profit and which owns and operates, for exclusive use of its members and its guests, a golf course complying in all respects with the standards prescribed by the United States Golf Association which golf course is located wholly or partly in Glen Ridge.

B.

A private country club shall be permitted accessory uses customarily incidental to the operation of a private country club including but not to limited a clubhouse, a swimming pool, tennis courts and parking areas provided that the same are owned by said club and operated by said club or by a corporation all of the voting stock of which is owned by said club; and provided said accessory uses are for the exclusive use of the members and guests of the private country club.

C.

A private country club shall be permitted outdoor tennis courts, subject to the following conditions and limitations:

1.

Construction of outdoor tennis courts shall be limited to four.

2.

No outdoor tennis courts shall be located closer than twenty feet to a street lot line, and any tennis court located within one hundred feet of a street lot line shall be screened from said street by a continuous row of evergreens of a height of not less than six feet and maintained in good condition.

3.

No outdoor tennis court shall be located closer than thirty feet to a residential property lot line, and any outdoor tennis court located within one hundred feet of a residential property lot line shall be obscured from said residential property by adequate landscaping and a screening fence located between the outdoor tennis court at a line no closer than twenty-five feet to said lot line. The landscaping shall consist of evergreen hedges, shrubs or trees providing a planting at least ten feet in height which shall be maintained in good condition. The screening fence shall consist of a solid or closely spaced picket fence six feet high, maintained in good condition and located no farther than eight feet from the outdoor tennis court.

4.

The height of any and all fencing to be erected for purposes of operation of tennis courts shall be limited to three feet high along the side court lines and ten feet high in the back court area and the wings not to extend beyond thirty feet from the back fence line.

5.

No artificial lighting of any kind shall be permitted in connection with the operation of outdoor tennis courts.

D.

No portion of any building or structure shall be erected nearer than one hundred fifty feet to the street lot line on which the principal building or clubhouse faces.

No portion of any building or structure shall be erected nearer to any adjoining lot line than one hundred feet. The term "structure" as used herein shall be any type of construction including, but not limited to, a swimming pool, handball court, paddle tennis court and the like, and the paved areas used in connection therewith.

E.

An off-street parking area or space shall be provided to accommodate one motor vehicle for every three club members.

F.

A POD will only be placed onto a public street when it meets the same requirements as required for dumpsters in Section 12.50.030.

G.

No motor vehicle shall be parked nearer than fifteen feet to any street lot line or thirty-five feet to any other lot line and no driveway to a parking area or space shall be closer than thirty-five feet to any other lot line.

H.

Any parking area or space or any driveway to a parking area or space located within one hundred feet of a residential property lot line shall be screened from said residential property by adequate landscaping and a screening fence located between the parking area, parking space or driveway to the same and a line no closer than twenty feet to said lot line. The landscaping shall consist of evergreen hedges, shrubs or trees which will develop a planting screen at least ten feet high and shall be maintained in good condition. The screening fence shall consist of a solid or closely spaced picket fence six feet high, maintained in good condition and located no farther than eight feet from the parking area or driveway. Any parking area or space or driveway to same located within one hundred feet of a street lot line shall be screened from said street by a continuous row of evergreens to grow to a height of not less than six feet and maintained in good condition and separating the parking area or space from the street lot line.

I.

No parking area or space and no part of any driveway to the same within one hundred feet of a residential property lot line shall be closer to the street lot line than the main front wall of a residence on the adjoining property or in any event closer than fifty feet to the street lot line.

(Ord. 1003 § 1, 1977; Ord. 820 §§ 6.100—6.144, 1963)

(Ord. No. 1758, § 4, 12-13-2021)

A.

Minimum Yard Regulations for All Zones.

1.

When an accessory building is attached to the principal building, it shall be considered part of the principal building and shall comply in all respects with the requirements of this title applicable to the principal building.

2.

No detached accessory building shall be located within a front yard of the lot on which it is located.

B.

Additional Regulations for R Zones, Except Country Clubs. Except as provided in Section 17.20.030, accessory buildings which are not attached to a principal building may be erected within a side yard or a rear yard provided that:

1.

Any detached accessory building in the rear yard located more than ten feet from the principal building shall be located no closer than three feet to the side or rear lot line.

2.

Any detached accessory building within ten feet of the principal building or in the side yard of the principal building shall not be closer to a side lot line than the width of the side yard required on that side for said principal building.

3.

Accessory buildings may occupy not more than forty percent of the required area of the rear yard.

4.

Accessory detached buildings shall be located so that they will not be closer than twelve feet to a principal building on an adjoining lot.

(Ord. 1036 § 1, 1979; Ord. 820 §§ 6.210—6.212, 1963)

A.

Regulations for R-1 (except country clubs), R-2, R-3 (except hospitals), and R-4 Zones.

1.

The maintenance and use of a garage or a stone, gravel or other hardsurfaced area for the storage or constant or habitual parking of one or more motor vehicles shall be permitted as an accessory use; provided, however, that not more than three motor vehicles shall be stored or constantly or habitually parked on a lot with an area of ten thousand square feet or less plus one additional motor vehicle for each five thousand square feet by which the area of the lot exceeds ten thousand square feet; and further provided that not more than one commercial motor vehicle may be stored or constantly or habitually parked on a lot and then only if said commercial motor vehicle has a manufacturer's rated capacity of three-quarter ton or less, is used regularly to go to and from business by a member or members of the household, and is kept in a garage when not in use.

2.

No garage shall be located within a required front of side yard.

3.

No motor vehicle shall be stored or constantly or habitually parked outside a garage except on a stone or gravel or other hardsurfaced area.

4.

No commercial motor vehicle and not more than one noncommercial motor vehicle may be stored or constantly or habitually parked in a front yard.

5.

No commercial motor vehicle and not more than one noncommercial motor vehicle may be stored or constantly or habitually parked in a side yard.

6.

None of the following shall be deemed to be an accessory use and each is prohibited:

a.

The storage or constant or habitual parking, whether indoors or outdoors, of a commercial vehicle having a manufacturer's rated capacity of more than three-quarter ton, or of construction equipment;

b.

The outdoor storage or constant or habitual outdoor parking of any inoperable motor vehicle;

c.

The habitual dismantling, assembling or repairing of a motor vehicle other than one belonging to a member or members of the household which may by this title be stored on the premises;

d.

The conducting or maintenance of a business;

e.

A building or use not located on the same lot as the residence to which it is accessory;

f.

The outdoor storage of motor vehicle parts or accessories or discarded household furniture, furnishings, fixtures or equipment.

7.

Nothing contained herein shall be construed to prohibit:

a.

The parking of noncommercial motor vehicles by members of the household, their guests or invitees, where the parking is temporary and does not constitute a storage or constant or habitual parking; or

b.

The parking of commercial motor vehicles where such parking is temporary does not constitute a storage or constant or habitual parking and is necessary for the delivery of goods or services to the premises.

B.

All parking areas shall meet the requirements of Sections 16.24.120 and 16.24.130 of Title 16.

(Ord. 1080 § 7, 1984; Ord. 987 § 2, 1976; Ord. 893 §§ 3, 4, 1969; Ord. 820 §§ 6.220—6.222, 1963)

No sign, including but not limited to a billboard or a signboard, may be erected and maintained except as hereinafter permitted.

A.

Signs in R-1, R-2, R-3 and R-4 Zones.

1.

Church Signs. Signs on premises occupied by a church for announcements pertaining to the services or activities of the church will be permitted provided that:

a.

Only one permanently located sign shall be permitted on each street frontage of the premises and such sign, unless affixed to the principal building, shall be set back from the street lot line a distance of not less than ten feet, each such sign shall not exceed twenty square feet in area, and if such sign is illuminated the source of illumination shall be so screened that it shall not be visible from off the premises.

b.

One temporary sign will be permitted on each street frontage of the premises for announcing special events provided such sign is removed within ten days of its erection and further provided that all restrictions pertaining to permanent church signs be complied with.

2.

Sales or Rental Signs. One sign announcing that the premises on which it is located is available for sale or rental is permitted, subject to the following conditions:

a.

Such sign shall not exceed six square feet in area.

b.

Not more than one sign is placed upon any premises.

c.

Such sign may be freestanding, but not illuminated in any way.

d.

The top of such sign shall be no higher than four feet above the surface of the ground.

e.

Such sign may contain a message on both sides and may be erected perpendicular or parallel to the roadway on which the property fronts.

f.

Such sign shall be located only in the front yard and shall be set back at least ten feet from the street lot line. For premises which have a front yard of less than twenty feet from the street lot line, such sign shall be affixed to the building or erected within six inches of the front of the building.

g.

Such sign be removed after it has been signed under contract.

B.

Signs for R-5, B, B-RO and C Zones. The following limitations shall control:

1.

One nonilluminated sign not exceeding four square feet in overall area announcing that the premises on which the sign is located is for sale, or announcing space available for rent will be permitted provided that the sign is set back at least ten feet from the street lot line.

2.

One sign attached to, or forming a part of, the front of the building, which sign shall include no more than (1) the name of the building, (2) the name and occupation of the single occupant thereof and the street number, will be permitted provided that:

a.

Such sign shall not extend above the top or beyond the sides of the front wall of the building or extend out from the building more than one foot.

b.

The lettering shall not exceed eight inches in height and the overall area of such sign shall not exceed eight square feet.

c.

If such sign is illuminated, the source of such illumination shall be so screened that it is not visible from off the premises.

d.

Where the sign permitted herein specifies the name of the occupant of the building, the right to maintain the sign shall terminate upon the vacation of the building by the occupant and the sign shall be removed within thirty days after the vacation.

3.

In C zones, signs advertising services offered or products sold within the building may be placed on or in the windows of the building provided that they occupy not more than twenty-five percent of the window area of the first floor and not more than ten percent the window area of the second floor.

4.

In C-1 zones, one sign advertising the brand name of a gasoline may be erected on the premises occupied by a gasoline or service station provided that the area of such sign does not exceed twelve square feet and further provided that the location and illumination of the sign are first approved by the board of adjustment.

C.

Temporary Signs. A temporary sign not exceeding fifty square feet in area announcing a new development in any zone or the construction of a building in a B, C or R-5 zone will be permitted provided that the design, wording, location and illumination are first approved by the board of adjustment. The board's approval shall designate the time limit for the removal of the sign, and such sign shall be removed at the expiration of the time limit set in the approval by the board.

D.

Limitations on Permitted Signs. The following types of signs shall not be permitted in any zone:

1.

A flashing, neon or animated sign;

2.

A sign which causes radio or television interference.

(Ord. 1421, 2005; Ord. 1411 § 5, 2004; Ord. 1294 § 1, 1997; Ord. 1268 § 1, 1995; Ord. 929 § 6 (part), 1971; Ord. 820 §§ 6.240—6.244, 1963)

A.

There is created with the borough a health care zone, the boundaries of which are set forth on the map attached to the ordinance codified in this section as Exhibit A.

B.

On and after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section, uses formerly allowed by the former R-3 zone, but not allowed hereunder shall be nonconforming uses in the health care zone.

C.

The following uses are permitted uses in the health care zone provided the standards and restrictions set forth in subsection D of this section are complied with and site plan approval evidencing compliance with such standards and restrictions is first applied for and granted by the planning board of the borough:

1.

A hospital, as defined in Section 17.04.030, and its accessory uses directly related thereto;

2.

Ambulatory care center;

3.

Outpatient care facilities;

4.

Long-term care facility hospice;

5.

Child and adult daycare;

6.

Parking garages—Multilevel structures and parking lots (but only south of Bay Avenue);

7.

Accessory business occupancies—Medical office buildings (but only south of Bay Avenue);

8.

Kitchen—Restaurant (but only south of Bay Avenue);

9.

Bank—Automatic teller machine;

10.

Accessory buildings—Warehouse and storage;

11.

Laboratory—Research and clinical testing;

12.

Accessory retail (such as a gift shop and the sale of medical supplies) ancillary to the foregoing.

D.

The uses set forth in subsection C of this section are permitted uses in the health care zone provided the following standards and restrictions are complied with and site plan approval evidencing compliance with such standards and restrictions is first applied for and granted by the planning board of the borough:

1.

Front Yard Setback.

a.

Those portions of Bay Avenue, Highland Avenue and Hathaway Place which lie east of Highland Avenue and south of Bay Avenue: twenty feet.

b.

Those portions of Bay Avenue and Roswell Terrace which lie north of Bay Avenue: forty feet.

c.

Those portions of Highland Avenue, Bay Street and George Street which lie west of Highland Avenue: twenty feet.

2.

Side and Rear Yard Setbacks.

a.

East of Highland Avenue and south of Bay Avenue: twenty feet.

b.

North of Bay Avenue: thirty feet.

c.

West of Highland Avenue: twenty feet.

3.

Building Area (Maximum).

a.

East of Highland Avenue and south of Bay Avenue. The maximum building area shall not exceed sixty-five percent of the total area of the lands owned by the health care provider within the health care zone east of Highland Avenue and south of Bay Avenue.

b.

North of Bay Avenue. The maximum building area shall not exceed thirty percent of the total area of the lands owned by the health care provider within the health care zone north of Bay Avenue.

c.

West of Highland Avenue. The maximum building area shall not exceed seventy percent of the total area of the lands owned by the health care provider within the health care zone west of Highland Avenue.

4.

Off-Street Parking. Throughout the health care zone, off-street parking shall be provided for a minimum of one parking or car space for each two hundred fifty square feet, or fraction thereof, of floor area of the building. A minimum of sixty percent of the required spaces must be provided within a radius of one thousand five hundred feet from the principal site as herein defined. Principal site shall be defined to include only the parcel of land on which the main building is located.

5.

Maximum Height of Principal Structure.

a.

East of Highland Avenue, south of Bay Avenue and north of Hathaway Place, the height limitations shall be as set forth on the map attached to the ordinance codified in this section as Exhibit 1-A. In general, the height limitations are described as follows:

i.

The area within Block 92, Lots 1, 2 and a portion of Lot 19 shall have a height limitation no more than fifty feet above grade. The portion of Lot 19 shall be generally defined as the area north of Block 92, Lots 1, 2 and the westerly ten feet of Lot 3 up to a distance of approximately two hundred and thirty-five feet north of the southwest corner of Lot 1, as measured parallel to Highland Avenue. The height limitation shall exclude roof structures housing mechanical or electrical equipment, provided the total floor area of such last mentioned structure does not exceed one-half of the floor area immediately below and provided the height of the roof structure equipment does not exceed ten feet.

ii.

The area within a portion of Lot 19 of Block 92 generally located west of Lots 13, 14 and 15 of Block 92 and north of Block 92, Lots 7, 8 and the easterly twenty feet of Lot 6 shall have a height limitation no more than fifty feet above grade. The height limitation shall exclude roof structures housing mechanical or electrical equipment, provided the total floor area of such last mentioned structure does not exceed one-half of the floor area immediately below and provided the height of the roof structure equipment does not exceed ten feet.

iii.

The area north of Lots 4, 5, the easterly forty feet of Lot 3 and the westerly thirty feet of Lot 6; and immediately adjacent to the fifty foot height limitation zones, identified above as i and ii, shall have a height limitation no more than seventy-five feet above grade. The height limitation shall exclude roof structures housing mechanical or electrical equipment, provided the total floor area of such last mentioned structure does not exceed one-half of the floor area immediately below and provided the height of the roof structure equipment does not exceed ten feet.

iv.

The balance of Block 92, Lots 18 and 19 not contained within area i, ii and iii identified above shall have a height limitation no more than one hundred and five feet above grade. The portions of Lot 18 and 19 shall be generally defined as that area north of George Street and north of Lot 15 of Block 92. The height limitation shall exclude roof structures housing mechanical or electrical equipment, provided the total floor area of such last mentioned structure does not exceed one-half of the floor area immediately below and provided the height of the roof structure equipment does not exceed ten feet.

b.

North of Bay Avenue. No more than thirty-five feet above grade excluding structures housing mechanical or electrical equipment, provided the total floor area of such last mentioned structure does not exceed one-half of the floor area immediately below and provided the overall building height, including the roof equipment, does not exceed forty-five feet.

c.

West of Highland Avenue. No more than sixty feet above grade excluding structures housing mechanical or electrical equipment, provided the total floor area of such last mentioned structure does not exceed one-half of the floor area immediately below and provided the overall building height, including the roof equipment, does not exceed seventy feet.

E.

Emergency Sanitary Sewer Connection Fee.

1.

There is established an annual calendar-year fee in the amount of seven thousand five hundred dollars to be paid by each facility in the health care zone for the permission granted to any such facility to have and to make use of, on an emergency basis from time to time as needed, the health care zone's existing but unused sanitary sewer connection to and with the borough's Hathaway Place sanitary sewer interceptor.

2.

The aforesaid fee shall be payable within thirty days from the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section and shall thereafter be paid annually on or before January 31st of each calendar year.

3.

The aforesaid fee shall be increased on January 1st, 2003 and every fifth anniversary of such date thereafter by the amount equal to the increase in the Consumer Price Index for the New York City/Northern New Jersey Metropolitan Area since the date of the last adjustment.

(Ord. 1372, 2002; Ord. 1302 § 1, 1998; Ord. 1299 §§ 1, 2, 1997; Ord. 1266 § 3, 1995: Ord. 1080 § 8, 1984; Ord. 940 § 1 (part), 1972; Ord. 899 §§ 1—5, 1969; Ord. 893 § 5, 1969: Ord. 820 §§ 6.300, 6.310, 1963)

A.

There is created within the borough a redevelopment zone, the initial metes and bounds description thereof being attached to the ordinance codified in this section as Exhibit A.

B.

On and after the effective date of said ordinance, uses formerly allowed by the former R-5 zone shall continue to be allowed uses in the redevelopment zone.

(Ord. 1304 § 1, 1998)

No fence or barrier exceeding four feet in height above finished grade shall be erected or maintained in any front yard and no fence or barrier exceeding seven feet in height above finished grade shall be erected or maintained in any rear or side yard. A permit shall be required for any fence or barrier over four feet in height except that no permit shall be required for any fence or barrier required by any ordinance and no permit shall be required for temporary construction fences or required for temporary construction fences or barriers. Any fence or barrier installed pursuant to a permit granted under this title shall be installed so that its finished surface faces the exterior perimeter of the property on which it is installed.

(Ord. 1209 § 1, 1992: Ord. 995 § 2, 1977: Ord. 820 § 6.340, 1963)

Electronic fences, as defined in Section 17.04.030, may be installed on a property. Electronic fences shall comply with the following requirements:

A.

Electronic fences installed after February 28, 2007, may be installed no closer to the front property line than the front of the existing structure of the home. A permit shall be required for any electronic fence.

B.

Electronic fences are prohibited in the front yards of any property unless they were installed prior to February 28, 2007.

C.

Any electronic fences that were properly installed in the front yards of properties as of February 28, 2007, may remain, provided that there are permanent signs next to the driveway and at any sidewalk leading directly to the house indicating that the property has an electronic fence.

(Ord. 1464 § 2, 2007)

A.

The term "community residences for the developmentally disabled," as used in this chapter, shall have the same meaning as the term "community residence for the developmentally disabled" as defined in N.J.S.A 40:55D-66.2.

B.

Community residences for the developmentally disabled shall be a permitted use in all residential districts of the borough and the requirements thereof shall be the same as the requirements therefor shall be the same as the requirements for single-family dwelling units located within the borough, subject to restrictions in federal and/or state law, if any.

(Ord. 1364 § 2, 2002)

A.

Portable Home Storage Unit (POD). A portable shed or storage container, storage unit, shed-like container or other portable structure that can or may be used for the storage of personal property of any kind and which is located for such purposes outside an enclosed building other than an accessory structure.

B.

A portable home storage unit may be placed upon any property only upon the issuance of a permit by the zoning officer. The application fee is fifty dollars. Permit extension application fee is twenty-five dollars.

C.

Portable storage containers shall be placed on property within a residential zone for no more than thirty days unless used in conjunction with a construction permit. A property owner may apply for an extension of the thirty-day limitation to the zoning official for good cause, but in no event for an additional thirty days.

D.

Permits will be granted for PODS used in conjunction with a building permit for a period of ninety days. The permittee may seek one extension of the permit for up to an additional ninety days.

E.

PODS units must be kept in the driveway of the property at the furthest accessible point from the street. All locations must be paved off-street surfaces. All other locations must be preapproved by the zoning officer.

F.

A POD will only be placed onto a public street when it meets the same requirements as required for dumpsters in Section 12.50.030.

(Ord. No. 1570, 11-14-2011; Ord. No. 1758, § 4, 12-13-2021)