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Ridgewood City Zoning Code

§ 190-118

T Transition District.

A. 
Principal uses and structures. The following principal uses and structures shall be permitted:
[Amended 2-8-2017 by Ord. No. 3579]
(1) 
Business and professional offices.
[Amended 6-12-2024 by Ord. No. 4002]
(2) 
Residential uses and structures as permitted and regulated in the residential zone which is adjacent to the particular T Transition Zone within which the property is located.
(3) 
Office and residential uses permitted herein and located in the same building as a mixed use.
(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) 
Medical offices, not including medical spas, which may be located in the same building as dwelling units as a mixed use.
[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 facilities, as regulated in §§ 190-90 and 190-121.
(2) 
Signs, as regulated in § 190-122.
(3) 
Family day-care homes accessory to a permitted residential use.
(4) 
Accessory uses customarily incident to the above principal uses, provided that residential uses shall not include any activity commonly conducted for gain unless specifically permitted in this section.
(5) 
In the case of a property located partially in the T District and partially in an adjacent nonresidential district, surface parking areas and other improvements, excluding buildings and loading areas, shall be permitted under the following circumstances:
[Added 7-16-2003 by Ord. No. 2830]
(a) 
When such areas and improvements are accessory to a principal use and/or building located on the same lot but in such adjacent nonresidential district; and
(b) 
When the principal use and/or building in question is a permitted principal use or structure in such adjacent nonresidential district.
C. 
Conditional uses and structures. The following conditional uses and structures shall be permitted in the T 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; 2-8-2017 by Ord. No. 3579]
(1) 
Public utility buildings and structures.
D. 
Prohibited uses. Any uses other than those permitted by this section are prohibited.
E. 
Bulk and lot regulations. Residential uses shall comply with the bulk and lot regulations for the residential zone which is adjacent to the particular T Transition Zone within which the property is located. All other permitted uses, including mixed office and residential use, shall comply with following conditions and requirements:
(1) 
Maximum building height: 30 feet, and two stories.
(2) 
Minimum front yard: as required by the residential zone which is adjacent to the particular T Transition Zone within which the property is located.
(3) 
Minimum side yard: 15 feet on any side abutting a residential zone, and 12 feet on any side abutting a nonresidential zone.
(4) 
Minimum rear yard: as required by the residential zone which is adjacent to the particular T Transition Zone within which the property is located.
(5) 
Maximum floor area ratio: 40%.
(6) 
Maximum coverage by improvements: 80% of the lot area. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the circumstances described in § 190-118B(5) above, the maximum coverage by improvements shall be 90% of the lot area.
[Amended 6-7-1999 by Ord. No. 2670; 7-16-2003 by Ord. No. 2830]
F. 
Other regulations. In addition to the bulk and lot regulations, the following requirements shall be complied with:
(1) 
Permitted office uses shall be limited to the first two stories of any structure.
(2) 
In a mixed use building, residential use shall only be permitted on other than the ground floor, and each dwelling unit shall contain a minimum habitable floor area of 600 square feet.
(3) 
Any building on a transitional lot, whether a new structure or a converted existing structure, shall be residential in exterior appearance.
(4) 
Any conversion from residential to nonresidential use shall require site plan approval prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy and shall be required to provide sufficient parking in accordance with § 190-121. Any change in use from one nonresidential use to another nonresidential use shall require a certificate of continued occupancy, and shall be required to provide sufficient parking in accordance with § 190-121.