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New Milford City Zoning Code

§ 30-21.4

Area Requirements. 1

[Ord. No. 77:1; Ord. No. 90:4 § 4; Ord. No. 91:16 § XXIII; Ord. No. 94:10 § I; Ord. No. 2005:26; Ord. No. 2018:15]
a. 
In Residential A Zones, each dwelling hereafter erected, together with its accessory buildings and structures shall be located on a lot having an average width of not less than seventy-five (75') feet, provided that, in calculating the average width of a lot, the portions thereof more than one hundred (100') feet distant from the street line shall be disregarded, it being intended that each building lot shall have a minimum area of 7,500 square feet. There shall be not more than one dwelling on any lot.
b. 
No one-family dwelling hereafter erected shall occupy a ground area of less than 1,000 square feet, exclusive of porches and garages, where all living spaces are located on one floor, and not less than 500 square feet per floor where living spaces are equally divided on two floors. To constitute a second floor containing 500 square feet, 75% of the floor area shall have a ceiling height of not less than seven (7') feet six (6") inches. Finished living spaces in basements or attics shall not constitute any part of the required area.
c. 
Maximum Building and Impervious Coverage Requirements. Within the Residential A and Residential B Zones, maximum building coverage requirements shall be as follows:
1. 
Maximum building coverage: 20 percent.
2. 
Maximum total impervious coverage: 40 percent.
d. 
The standards set forth in Chapter 25-1 et. seq. of the Borough Code are hereby incorporated herein and are applicable to properties located within Areas of Special Flood Hazard within the Residential A and Residential B zoning districts.
[Added 12-19-2022 by Ord. No. 2022:25]
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Editor's Note: See also Schedule of Zoning Limitations which may be found as an attachment to this chapter.