Northvale City Zoning Code
ARTICLE II
Districts
§ 200-5 Enumeration of districts; boundaries; map.
[Amended 8-10-1994 by Ord. No. 675-94; 5-9-2001 by Ord. No. 762-2001; 11-14-2005 by Ord. No. 811-2005; 8-10-2010 by Ord. No. 876-2010; 9-8-2010 by Ord. No. 882-2010; 8-14-2019 by Ord. No. 999-2019; 8-27-2019 by Ord. No. 1007-2019; 10-9-2019 by Ord. No. 1010-2019; 8-12-2020 by Ord. No. 1023-2020; 12-9-2020 by Ord. No. 1026-2020; 9-10-2025 by Ord. No. 25-12]
A.
Classification and use.
(1)
For the purpose as set forth in § 200-2 of this chapter; for the purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the community; for the purpose of lessening congestion in the streets; for the purpose of securing safety from fire, panic and other dangers; for the purpose of preventing the overcrowding of land and avoiding undue concentration of population; for the purpose of facilitating adequate provisions of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements; for the purpose of conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the Borough; for the purpose of providing for public health, comfort and general welfare in living and working conditions; for the purpose of regulating and restricting the location of trades and industries and the location of buildings designed for specified uses; for the purpose of regulating and limiting the height and bulk of buildings hereafter erected; and for the purpose of regulating and determining the area of yards, courts and other open spaces hereafter erected, the Borough of Northvale is hereby divided into the following classes of zones as shown on the Zoning Map prepared by Neglia Group, dated August 2025, adopted with such amendments as may be made by ordinance from time to time, is made part of this chapter.[1]
R 12.5 | Residential Single-Family | |
R 7.5 | Residential Single-Family | |
R 7.5 Overlay | Residential Single-Family Overlay | |
R M | Residential Multifamily | |
AH-2 | Affordable Senior Housing | |
AHZ | Adult Housing Zone | |
C | Commercial | |
C-1 | Commercial | |
C-2 | Commercial | |
C-3 | Commercial/Light Industrial | |
LI | Light Industrial | |
LI-1 | Light Industrial | |
PO | Professional Office | |
WRPZ | Walnut Street Redevelopment Plan Zone | |
WSRPZ | Walnut Street Redevelopment Plan Zone | |
R 7.5 | Overlay | |
LI | Overlay | |
PAI | Paris Avenue Inclusionary Overlay | |
RMI | Residential Multifamily Inclusionary Overlay |
[1]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is on file in the office of the Borough Clerk.
(2)
No building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered except in conformity herein prescribed for the zone in which such building or premises is located.
B.
Boundary lines. The zone boundary lines are intended generally to follow street lines, existing lot lines and development boundaries as indicated on the Zoning Map, but, where a boundary line does not coincide with such line, its location is indicated on said map by means of figures expressing distance in feet from a street line. In case of uncertainty as to the true location of any zone boundary line, the determination thereof shall lie with the Board of Adjustment of the Borough of Northvale.
C.
Zoning Map. The zoning districts as set forth in this chapter are bounded and defined as shown on the map entitled the "Zoning Map," dated August 2025which map, with all explanatory matter thereon, and properly certified by the Borough Clerk of the Borough of Northvale, is hereby made a part of this chapter.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is on file in the office of the Borough Clerk.
