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Paramus City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XII

Residential One-Family R-150 Zone

§ 429-49 Permitted uses.

Within any R-150 Zone, no building, structure or lot shall be constructed or used for any use other than in accordance with the general regulations for all residential zones set forth in all of the provisions contained in Article VIII of this Chapter and in accordance with the provisions set forth herein.

§ 429-50 Lot area and bulk requirements.

Lots and structures in the R-150 Zone shall conform to the requirements listed below. Additional requirements and the rules governing the application of these requirements are given in Article VIII.
A. 
Maximum height of buildings shall be as follows:
(1) 
Flat roof: 2 stories / 20 feet.
(2) 
Pitched roof: 2 1/2 stories / 35 feet.
B. 
Minimum lot area shall be as follows:
(1) 
Interior lots: 30,000 square feet.
(2) 
Corner lots: 34,500 square feet.
C. 
Minimum width of a lot shall be 150 feet.
D. 
Minimum frontage of a lot shall be 150 feet except for those lots located at and fronting on the turnaround of a dead-end street where the frontage requirement shall be reduced to 80% of the lot width requirement.
E. 
Maximum coverage of a lot shall be as follows:
(1) 
By buildings: 25%.
(2) 
By impervious surfaces: 50%.
F. 
Front yard setback shall be the greater of the following distances:
(1) 
From street right-of-way line: 50 feet.
(2) 
From center line of street: 75 feet.
G. 
Minimum side yards shall be as follows:
(1) 
Total of both side yards: 50 feet.
(2) 
Minimum for any one side: 25 feet.
H. 
Minimum rear yard shall be 50 feet.
I. 
Minimum lot depth:
(1) 
Interior lots: 200 feet.
(2) 
Corner lots: 225 feet.

§ 429-51 Continuous open space subdivisions.

A. 
In order to promote a continuous open space or a subdivision design more compatible with existing topographical features or conditions or to reduce the length of road, curb and other public improvements, an applicant may voluntarily request in connection with subdivision approval that the individual lot sizes and setback requirements in the R-150 Zone be reduced to the next lower residential district, R-100, provided that the number of new residential lots shall be no more than would have been permitted had such reduction not been granted and approved, and provided further that the collective open space in the subdivision not on the individual lots be dedicated to the Borough of Paramus as part of and as a condition of the granting of any preliminary or final subdivision under the provisions hereof.
B. 
The Land Use Board shall review such applications and shall have the power to approve or to approve with conditions or to reject the application. In passing upon said applications, the following criteria and standards shall apply:
(1) 
The Master Plan of the Borough of Paramus.
(2) 
The usual standards set forth in Chapter 387, Subdivision of Land, and all amendments thereto of the Borough of Paramus.
(3) 
The objectives of zoning as set forth in N.J.S.A. 40:55-D-62 et seq. and the intent and purpose of this Zoning Ordinance and whether or not any detriment or benefit to the public welfare will result from approval, disapproval or approval with conditions.
(4) 
Suitability of the open space for dedication for a useful public purpose.
(5) 
The land proposed for dedication shall not have an area less than one acre or less than 1/2 acre if the land abuts other land owned by the Borough (not including streets) or if the land abuts a stream.
(6) 
There is suitable access to the land proposed to be dedicated.