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Ridgewood City Zoning Code

§ 190-107

R-4 Garden Apartment Residence District.

A. 
Principal uses and structures. The following principal uses and structures shall be permitted:
[Amended 2-10-1998 by Ord. No. 2620; 10-13-1998 by Ord. No. 2643; 8-9-2006 by Ord. No. 3015; 4-12-2017 by Ord. No. 3591]
(1) 
Garden apartments, multifamily dwellings and single-family attached residential dwelling units.
(2) 
Single-family residential uses in detached single-family residential structures.
(3) 
Municipal buildings owned or leased by the Village of Ridgewood and used for public purposes.
(4) 
Community residences and shelters as defined in § 190-3.
B. 
Accessory uses and structures. The following accessory uses and structures shall be permitted, provided that they are located on the same premises as the principal use or structure to which they are accessory:
(1) 
Private garages as an accessory use for up to four motor vehicles, subject to § 190-121G(3).
(2) 
Private swimming pools as permitted and regulated by § 190-124T.
[Amended 9-11-2019 by Ord. No. 3730]
(3) 
Private tennis courts, racquetball courts, paddleball courts, platform tennis courts, handball courts and similar recreation facilities designed to serve the residents on the premises, all as regulated in § 190-124G.
(4) 
Signs, as regulated in § 190-122.
(5) 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection B(5), pertaining to home professional offices, was repealed 4-13-2005 by Ord. No. 2933.
(6) 
The office, contained in a permitted residence, of an ordained clergyman of any faith or Christian Science practitioner, or home office use as defined and regulated by § 190-124Q.
[Amended 4-12-2017 by Ord. No. 3591]
(7) 
Family day-care homes, as regulated in § 190-124B.
(8) 
Accessory uses customarily incident to the above principal uses, provided that they shall not include any activity commonly conducted for gain unless specifically permitted in this section.
C. 
Conditional uses and structures. The following conditional uses and structures shall be permitted in the R-4 District only if they comply with the appropriate regulations for such uses or structures in § 190-123:
[Amended 2-10-1998 by Ord. No. 2620; 10-13-1998 by Ord. No. 2643]
(1) 
Public or private schools for kindergarten through grade 12.
(2) 
Houses of worship.
(3) 
Public utility buildings and structures.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection C(4), which permitted nonprofit club uses as a conditional use, was repealed 4-15-2009 by Ord. No. 3177.
D. 
Prohibited uses. Any uses other than those permitted by this section are prohibited.
E. 
Bulk and lot regulations. All required conditions as set forth in § 190-102E shall be complied with, except that the following conditions and requirements shall be complied with for all garden apartments, multifamily dwellings and single-family attached residential dwelling units:
[Amended 8-9-2006 by Ord. No. 3015]
(1) 
Maximum building height: 30 feet, and two stories.
(2) 
Minimum front, side and rear yard: 30 feet.
(3) 
Minimum distance between principal buildings: 30 feet.
(4) 
Minimum distance between arms of U-shaped buildings or groups of buildings forming a courtyard: 60 feet. No accessory building shall be permitted in any such court.
(5) 
Maximum bedrooms per gross acre: 32.
(6) 
Maximum density: 20 units per acre.
(7) 
Maximum unbroken wall length: 115 feet.
(8) 
Maximum building dimension: 150 feet.
(9) 
Minimum lot area: 44,000 square feet.
(10) 
Maximum total coverage by above-grade structures: 25% of the land area of the lot. The calculation shall include the area of all balconies, fire escapes, canopies and the like, any other provisions notwithstanding.
F. 
Additional requirements for garden apartment and multifamily dwelling developments. Every garden apartment or multifamily dwelling project shall meet the following requirements:
[Amended 8-9-2006 by Ord. No. 3015]
(1) 
A building superintendent shall reside in the project.
(2) 
All dwelling units shall be limited to the first and second floors thereof, and no floor of any dwelling unit shall be in any basement.
(3) 
The exteriors of all accessory buildings shall conform architecturally and be constructed of materials of a like character to those used in the garden apartment or multifamily dwelling unit structures to which they are accessory.
(4) 
A minimum storage area of 500 cubic feet shall be provided for each dwelling unit within any garden apartment or multifamily dwelling structure, exclusive of any garage or dwelling unit or closet space.
(5) 
All outside clothes-drying areas shall be fenced or screened.
[Amended 4-7-2010 by Ord. No. 3242]
(6) 
All open spaces in any garden apartment or multifamily dwelling project shall be adequately landscaped and maintained in good condition.
[Amended 4-7-2010 by Ord. No. 3242]
(7) 
All garden apartment and multifamily dwelling developments shall be screened and buffered as required by § 190-94.
G. 
Additional requirements for single-family attached residential dwelling developments. Every single-family attached residential dwelling development shall meet the following requirements:
[Added 8-9-2006 by Ord. No. 3015]
(1) 
No more than four dwelling units shall be permitted in any principal building.
(2) 
There shall be no more than two driveways providing direct access to a public street from any development.
(3) 
Screening and buffers shall be provided as required by § 190-94.