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Ridgewood City Zoning Code

§ 190-113

OB-2 Office Building District.

[Amended 6-10-1997 by Ord. No. 2606]
A. 
Principal uses and structures. The following principal uses and structures shall be permitted:
[Amended 2-8-2017 by Ord. No. 3579]
(1) 
Financial institutions, including banks and savings and loan institutions, stock brokerage houses, finance companies and similar institutions.
(2) 
Professional, business and administrative office uses.
(3) 
Veterinary facilities.
[Amended 6-12-2024 by Ord. No. 4002]
(4) 
Child-care centers.
(5) 
Municipal buildings owned or leased by the Village of Ridgewood and used for public purposes.
(6) 
Institutional uses, as defined by § 190-3.
(7) 
Instructional schools, as defined by § 190-3.
[Added 1-8-2020 by Ord. No. 3765]
(8) 
Medical offices.
[Added 6-12-2024 by Ord. No. 4002]
(9) 
Flexible office /co-working/incubator space.
[Added 6-12-2024 by Ord. No. 4002]
(10) 
Trade offices and shops.
[Added 6-12-2024 by Ord. No. 4002]
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) 
Parking and loading facilities, as regulated in §§ 190-90 and 190-121.
(2) 
Signs, as regulated in § 190-122.
(3) 
Accessory uses and structures customarily incident to the above principal uses.
C. 
Conditional uses and structures. The following conditional uses and structures shall be permitted in the OB-2 District only if they comply with the appropriate regulations for such uses or structures in § 190-123:
[Amended 10-13-1998 by Ord. No. 2643; 2-8-2017 by Ord. No. 3579]
(1) 
Public utility buildings and structures.
(2) 
Cellular telecommunications antennas.
D. 
Prohibited uses. Any uses other than those permitted by this section are prohibited.
E. 
Bulk and lot regulations. The following conditions and requirements shall be complied with:
(1) 
Maximum building height: 30 feet.
(2) 
Minimum front yard: 30 feet.
(3) 
Minimum side yard: one foot for every two feet of height of the principal building or 12 feet, whichever is greater.
(4) 
Minimum rear yard: 30 feet.
(5) 
Minimum setback from residential zone boundary: 50 feet.
(6) 
Minimum lot area: 15,000 square feet.
(7) 
Minimum lot width: 75 feet, measured at the minimum front yard setback line.
(8) 
Maximum floor area ratio: 35%.
(9) 
Maximum coverage by improvements: 70% of the lot area.
[Amended 6-7-1999 by Ord. No. 2670]
F. 
Other regulations. In addition to the bulk and lot regulations, the following shall be complied with:
(1) 
[1]Vehicular ingress to and egress from any lot shall only be permitted on State Highway Route No. 17 and Franklin Turnpike.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection F(1), regarding enclosure of piers, pillars or columns, was repealed 10-8-1996 by Ord. No. 2583, which ordinance also provided for the renumbering of the remaining subsections.