Ridgewood, NJ Zoning Ordinance

Hospitals for humans.

Child-care centers.

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

Health care related services, including urgent care, behavioral health, nutrition programs, ambulatory surgery, diagnostic imaging, laboratory services, sub-acute care, nursing home facilities, day-care services, senior citizen programs, and acute care hospital services.

Assisted living.

Senior residential development, provided 15% of the total units are affordable where the affordable units are for rent or 20% of the total units are affordable where the affordable units are for sale.

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:

[Amended 12-8-2021 by Ord. No. 3878]

Parking facilities, as regulated in §§ 190-90 and 190-121.

Signs, as regulated in § 190-122.

Accessory uses customarily incident to the above principal uses.

Facilities providing power to uses located on the site only.

Conditional uses and structures. The following conditional uses and structures shall be permitted in the H 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]

Public utility buildings and structures.

Cellular telecommunications antennas mounted on an existing structure at least 40 feet high.

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

Bulk and lot regulations. The following conditions and requirements shall be complied with:

[Amended 6-7-1999 by Ord. No. 2670; 12-8-2021 by Ord. No. 3878]

Maximum building height:

Existing buildings as of date of ordinance: Existing height as of date of ordinance.

New buildings: 48 feet, provided that roof-mounted service equipment structures may exceed such height by a maximum of 17 feet, subject to Subsection F below.

Minimum lot area: 15 acres.

Minimum yards:

Minimum front yard: Not less than the existing setback along each frontage as of date of ordinance.

Minimum side and rear yards: Not less than the existing setback along each property line existing as of date of ordinance.

Maximum coverage by above-grade structures:

Existing as of date of ordinance (44%).

Maximum floor area ratio: 84%.

Maximum coverage by improvements: 90% of the lot area.

(7)

Screening of parking areas. Parking areas which directly abut upon property zoned and used for residential purposes shall have a continuous wall not less than six feet in height and not more than eight feet in height along the common property line to separate such properties. Other area for parking of vehicles shall have a suitable hedge or other natural planting within the required setback area.

Other regulations. Roof-mounted service equipment structures permitted by this section shall be subject to the following:

They shall be set back at least one foot for every two feet in height of the service equipment structures, measured from the perimeter of the roof on which the structure is located.

They shall not occupy more than 65% of the roof area of any building on which such service equipment structure is located.

They shall not exceed 25% of the land area covered by buildings on the property.

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

[Amended 12-8-2021 by Ord. No. 3878]

Hospitals for humans.

Child-care centers.

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

Assisted living.

[Amended 12-8-2021 by Ord. No. 3878]

Parking facilities, as regulated in §§ 190-90 and 190-121.

Signs, as regulated in § 190-122.

Accessory uses customarily incident to the above principal uses.

Facilities providing power to uses located on the site only.

[Amended 10-13-1998 by Ord. No. 2643; 2-8-2017 by Ord. No. 3579]

Public utility buildings and structures.

Cellular telecommunications antennas mounted on an existing structure at least 40 feet high.

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

Bulk and lot regulations. The following conditions and requirements shall be complied with:

[Amended 6-7-1999 by Ord. No. 2670; 12-8-2021 by Ord. No. 3878]

Maximum building height:

Existing buildings as of date of ordinance: Existing height as of date of ordinance.

New buildings: 48 feet, provided that roof-mounted service equipment structures may exceed such height by a maximum of 17 feet, subject to Subsection F below.

Minimum lot area: 15 acres.

Minimum yards:

Minimum front yard: Not less than the existing setback along each frontage as of date of ordinance.

Minimum side and rear yards: Not less than the existing setback along each property line existing as of date of ordinance.

Maximum coverage by above-grade structures:

Existing as of date of ordinance (44%).

Maximum floor area ratio: 84%.

Maximum coverage by improvements: 90% of the lot area.

(7)

Other regulations. Roof-mounted service equipment structures permitted by this section shall be subject to the following:

They shall be set back at least one foot for every two feet in height of the service equipment structures, measured from the perimeter of the roof on which the structure is located.

They shall not occupy more than 65% of the roof area of any building on which such service equipment structure is located.

They shall not exceed 25% of the land area covered by buildings on the property.

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

[Amended 12-8-2021 by Ord. No. 3878]

Hospitals for humans.

Child-care centers.

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

Assisted living.

[Amended 12-8-2021 by Ord. No. 3878]

Parking facilities, as regulated in §§ 190-90 and 190-121.

Signs, as regulated in § 190-122.

Accessory uses customarily incident to the above principal uses.

Facilities providing power to uses located on the site only.

[Amended 10-13-1998 by Ord. No. 2643; 2-8-2017 by Ord. No. 3579]

Public utility buildings and structures.

Cellular telecommunications antennas mounted on an existing structure at least 40 feet high.

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

Bulk and lot regulations. The following conditions and requirements shall be complied with:

[Amended 6-7-1999 by Ord. No. 2670; 12-8-2021 by Ord. No. 3878]

Maximum building height:

Existing buildings as of date of ordinance: Existing height as of date of ordinance.

New buildings: 48 feet, provided that roof-mounted service equipment structures may exceed such height by a maximum of 17 feet, subject to Subsection F below.

Minimum lot area: 15 acres.

Minimum yards:

Minimum front yard: Not less than the existing setback along each frontage as of date of ordinance.

Minimum side and rear yards: Not less than the existing setback along each property line existing as of date of ordinance.

Maximum coverage by above-grade structures:

Existing as of date of ordinance (44%).

Maximum floor area ratio: 84%.

Maximum coverage by improvements: 90% of the lot area.

(7)

Other regulations. Roof-mounted service equipment structures permitted by this section shall be subject to the following:

They shall be set back at least one foot for every two feet in height of the service equipment structures, measured from the perimeter of the roof on which the structure is located.

They shall not occupy more than 65% of the roof area of any building on which such service equipment structure is located.