Ridgewood, NJ Zoning Ordinance

Multifamily dwelling units.

Single-family residential uses in detached single-family residential structures.

Municipal buildings owned or leased by the Village of Ridgewood and used for public purposes.

Community residences and shelters.

[Amended 10-13-1998 by Ord. No. 2643]

Community shelters for victims of domestic violence and community residences for persons with head injuries, either of which house up to six persons, excluding resident staff.

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:

Private garages as an accessory use for up to four motor vehicles, subject to § 190-121G(3).

Private swimming pools as permitted and regulated by § 190-124T.

[Amended 9-11-2019 by Ord. No. 3730]

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.

Signs, as regulated in § 190-122.

(Reserved)[1]

[1]

Editor's Note: Former Subsection B(5), pertaining to home professional offices, was repealed 4-13-2005 by Ord. No. 2933.

The office, contained in a detached single-family residence, of an ordained clergyman of any faith or Christian Science practitioner.

Family day-care homes, as regulated in § 190-124B.

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.

Conditional uses and structures. The following conditional uses and structures shall he permitted in the R-7 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]

Public or private schools for kindergarten through grade 12.

Houses of worship.

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Editor's Note: Former Subsection C(4), which permitted nonprofit club uses as a conditional use, was repealed 4-15-2009 by Ord.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.

Prohibited uses. Any uses other than those permitted by this section are prohibited.

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:

Maximum building height: 35 feet, and three stories.

Minimum front, side and rear yard: 25 feet, subject to the following:

(a)

The provisions of § 190-119A(4) shall be complied with.

(b)

Balconies and patios shall be set back at least 20 feet from all property lines.

Minimum distance between principal buildings: 35 feet.

Maximum bedrooms per gross acre: 36.2.

Maximum density: 22.11 dwelling units per acre.

Maximum unbroken wall length: 185 feet, provided that the visual effect of long building walls shall be broken with building offsets, building materials and landscaping.

Minimum lot area: 44,000 square feet.

Maximum total coverage by above-grade structures: 30% of the land area of the lot, including balconies, fire escapes, canopies and the like, notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary.

(9)

Buffer screen. A dense evergreen screening hedge at least 10 feet in height as approved by the Planning Board shall be installed along the property line of any R-7 multifamily development abutting any R-1, R-2 or R-3 Residential Zone. Said screening hedge shall be used as a buffer to physically screen the multifamily from the one- and two-family areas. The buffer screen may be waived or modified by the Planning Board, in whole or in part, if the Planning Board concludes that because of topographical or site conditions the same shall not be necessary to protect the abutting or facing premises located in any abutting residential zone.

Principal uses and structures. The following principal uses and structures shall be permitted:

[Amended 2-10-1998 by Ord. No. 2620]

Multifamily dwelling units.

Single-family residential uses in detached single-family residential structures.

Municipal buildings owned or leased by the Village of Ridgewood and used for public purposes.

Community residences and shelters.

[Amended 10-13-1998 by Ord. No. 2643]

Community shelters for victims of domestic violence and community residences for persons with head injuries, either of which house up to six persons, excluding resident staff.

Private garages as an accessory use for up to four motor vehicles, subject to § 190-121G(3).

Private swimming pools as permitted and regulated by § 190-124T.

[Amended 9-11-2019 by Ord. No. 3730]

Signs, as regulated in § 190-122.

(Reserved)[1]

[1]

Editor's Note: Former Subsection B(5), pertaining to home professional offices, was repealed 4-13-2005 by Ord. No. 2933.

The office, contained in a detached single-family residence, of an ordained clergyman of any faith or Christian Science practitioner.

Family day-care homes, as regulated in § 190-124B.

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.

[Amended 2-10-1998 by Ord. No. 2620; 10-13-1998 by Ord. No. 2643]

Public or private schools for kindergarten through grade 12.

Houses of worship.

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.

Prohibited uses. Any uses other than those permitted by this section are prohibited.

Maximum building height: 35 feet, and three stories.

Minimum front, side and rear yard: 25 feet, subject to the following:

(a)

The provisions of § 190-119A(4) shall be complied with.

(b)

Balconies and patios shall be set back at least 20 feet from all property lines.

Minimum distance between principal buildings: 35 feet.

Maximum bedrooms per gross acre: 36.2.

Maximum density: 22.11 dwelling units per acre.

Maximum unbroken wall length: 185 feet, provided that the visual effect of long building walls shall be broken with building offsets, building materials and landscaping.

Minimum lot area: 44,000 square feet.

Maximum total coverage by above-grade structures: 30% of the land area of the lot, including balconies, fire escapes, canopies and the like, notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary.

(9)

Principal uses and structures. The following principal uses and structures shall be permitted:

[Amended 2-10-1998 by Ord. No. 2620]

Multifamily dwelling units.

Single-family residential uses in detached single-family residential structures.

Municipal buildings owned or leased by the Village of Ridgewood and used for public purposes.

Community residences and shelters.

[Amended 10-13-1998 by Ord. No. 2643]

Community shelters for victims of domestic violence and community residences for persons with head injuries, either of which house up to six persons, excluding resident staff.

Private garages as an accessory use for up to four motor vehicles, subject to § 190-121G(3).

Private swimming pools as permitted and regulated by § 190-124T.

[Amended 9-11-2019 by Ord. No. 3730]

Signs, as regulated in § 190-122.

(Reserved)[1]

[1]

Editor's Note: Former Subsection B(5), pertaining to home professional offices, was repealed 4-13-2005 by Ord. No. 2933.

The office, contained in a detached single-family residence, of an ordained clergyman of any faith or Christian Science practitioner.

Family day-care homes, as regulated in § 190-124B.

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.

[Amended 2-10-1998 by Ord. No. 2620; 10-13-1998 by Ord. No. 2643]

Public or private schools for kindergarten through grade 12.

Houses of worship.

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.

Prohibited uses. Any uses other than those permitted by this section are prohibited.

Maximum building height: 35 feet, and three stories.

Minimum front, side and rear yard: 25 feet, subject to the following:

(a)

The provisions of § 190-119A(4) shall be complied with.

(b)

Balconies and patios shall be set back at least 20 feet from all property lines.

Minimum distance between principal buildings: 35 feet.

Maximum bedrooms per gross acre: 36.2.

Maximum density: 22.11 dwelling units per acre.

Maximum unbroken wall length: 185 feet, provided that the visual effect of long building walls shall be broken with building offsets, building materials and landscaping.

Minimum lot area: 44,000 square feet.