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Ridgewood City Zoning Code

§ 190-102

R-1 Single-Family 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) 
Single-family residential uses in detached single-family residential structures.
(2) 
Municipal buildings owned or leased by the Village of Ridgewood and used for public purposes.
(3) 
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Editor's Note: Former Subsection B(5), pertaining to home professional offices, was repealed 4-13-2005 by Ord.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 detached single-family 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-1 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Editor's Note: Former Subsection C(4), which permitted nonprofit club uses as a conditional use, was repealed 4-15-2009 by Ord.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. The following conditions and requirements shall be complied with, except where such requirements are specifically superseded by the regulations for cluster developments in § 190-124:
(1) 
Maximum building height: 30 feet, measured as set forth in § 190-119D, and 2 1/2 stories. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the height of principal buildings shall be permitted to be greater than 30 feet, but not more than 35 feet, when all of the following requirements are met:
[Amended 5-14-2008 by Ord. No. 3120]
(a) 
The lot in question has a width, as defined in § 190-3, of at least 75 feet;
(b) 
The height of the building does not exceed 150% of the shallowest side yard depth; and
(c) 
The pitch of any roof greater than 30 feet high is at least 8:12 (eight inches vertical for every 12 inches horizontal).
(2) 
Minimum front yard: 40 feet or mean prevailing setback as established in § 190-119A(1)(d).
[Amended 11-8-2023 by Ord. No. 3973
(3) 
Minimum side yard: 2/3 the height of the principal building on the site or 15 feet, whichever is greater.
(4) 
Minimum both side yards: 33% of the lot width measured at the minimum front yard setback line.
(5) 
Minimum rear yard: 30 feet.
(6) 
Minimum lot area: 14,000 square feet; provided, however, that the minimum lot area of corner lots shall be 16,800 square feet.
[Amended 7-18-2001 by Ord. No. 2744]
(7) 
Minimum lot width: 100 feet, measured at the minimum front yard setback line, and 80 feet at any other point within 140 feet of the front lot line; provided, however, that the minimum lot width of corner lots shall be 120 feet at the minimum front yard setback line and 100 feet at any other point within 140 feet of the front lot line.
[Amended 7-18-2001 by Ord. No. 2744]
(8) 
Minimum average lot width: 100 feet, calculated so that at least 14,000 square feet of lot area shall be provided within 140 feet of the front lot line; provided, however, that the minimum average lot width of corner lots shall be 120 feet, calculated so that at least 16,800 square feet of lot area shall be provided within 140 feet of the front lot line.
[Amended 7-18-2001 by Ord. No. 2744]
(9) 
Minimum lot depth: 120 feet.
(10) 
Maximum total coverage by above-grade structures: 20% of the land area of the lot.
(11) 
Maximum coverage by above-grade structures located within 140 feet of the front lot line: 20% of the lot area within 140 feet of the front lot line. For corner lots, the distance shall be measured from all lot frontages.
[Amended 11-8-2023 by Ord. No. 3973]
(12) 
Maximum gross building area: as set forth in § 190-119J.
[Amended 10-10-2007 by Ord. No. 3083]
(13) 
Maximum gross building area within 140 feet of the front lot line: as set forth in § 190-119J, provided that the gross building area restrictions shall be calculated using only those buildings or portions of buildings, and only that portion of the lot, located within 140 feet of the front lot line. For corner lots, the distance shall be measured from all lot frontages.
[Amended 10-10-2007 by Ord. No. 3083; 11-8-2023 by Ord. No. 3973]
(14) 
Minimum buildable area. Within any lot developed or intended to be developed for residential purposes, there shall be provided within the building envelope a rectangular area having a width of 60 feet and a depth of 50 feet. For purposes of administering this requirement, the rectangle width shall be construed to be that dimension that is generally parallel with the lot width, and the rectangle depth shall be construed to be that dimension that is generally parallel with the lot depth. The buildable area rectangle shall be located so as to encompass the existing principal building and above-grade structures attached to the principal building, unless such building and structures occupy an area larger than the rectangle or are located outside of the building envelope, in which case the rectangle shall encompass as much as possible of such building and structures within the building envelope. New principal buildings and attached above-grade structures shall also be located so as to result in compliance with the foregoing requirement.
[Added 10-25-2000 by Ord. No. 2713; amended 7-18-2001 by Ord. No. 2744]
(15) 
Minimum usable area.
[Added 7-18-2001 by Ord. No. 2744]
(a) 
Within any lot developed or intended to be developed for residential purposes, there shall be provided a usable area rectangular in shape and having a width of 80 feet and a depth of 120 feet. For purposes of administering this requirement, the rectangle width shall be construed to be that dimension that is generally parallel with the lot width, and the rectangle depth shall be construed to be that dimension that is generally parallel with the lot depth. Such usable area rectangle shall encompass the buildable area rectangle on the lot required by Subsection E(14) above and shall also be located to comply with the following:
[1] 
The front of the usable area rectangle shall be parallel to and 40 feet from the front of the buildable area rectangle.
[2] 
The sides of the usable area rectangle shall be parallel to and 10 feet from the sides of the buildable area rectangle.
[3] 
The rear of the usable area rectangle shall be parallel to and 30 feet from the rear of the buildable area rectangle.
(b) 
The terms "front," "side" and "rear" in the foregoing Subsections E(15)(a)[1], [2] and [3] shall be construed to mean those sides of the rectangle that generally face the front, side and rear lot lines, respectively. The area within the usable area rectangle, and including the area within the buildable area rectangle, shall comply with the provisions of § 190-120.
(16) 
Maximum coverage by improvements: as set forth in § 190-119H(1) and (2).
[Added 4-12-2017 by Ord. No. 3591]