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Ridgewood City Zoning Code

§ 190-108

R-5 Multifamily 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; 4-12-2017 by Ord. No. 3591]
(1) 
Multifamily 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Editor's Note: Former Subsection B(5), pertaining to home professional offices, was repealed 4-13-2005 by Ord.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-5 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Editor's Note: Former Subsection C(4), which permitted nonprofit club uses as a conditional use, was repealed 4-15-2009 by Ord.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 multifamily dwelling units:
(1) 
Maximum building height: 30 feet and two stories.
(2) 
Minimum front, side and rear yard: 40 feet.
(3) 
Minimum distance between principal buildings: 40 feet.
(4) 
Minimum distance between arms of U-shaped buildings or groups of buildings forming a courtyard: 60 feet, and no accessory building shall be permitted in any such court.
(5) 
Maximum bedrooms per gross acre: 24.
(6) 
Maximum density: 14 1/2 dwelling units per acre.
(7) 
Maximum unbroken wall length: 115 feet.
(8) 
Maximum total 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, including balconies, fire escapes, canopies and the like, notwithstanding any other provisions to the contrary.