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Ridgewood City Zoning Code

§ 190-103

R-1A 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Editor's Note: Former Subsection B(5), pertaining to home professional offices, was repealed 4-13-2005 by Ord.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-1A 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) 
Single-family attached dwelling units.
(2) 
Public or private schools for kindergarten through grade 12.
(3) 
Houses of worship.
(4) 
Public utility buildings and structures.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection C(5), which permitted nonprofit club uses as a conditional use, was repealed 4-15-2009 by Ord.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. 
Required conditions.
(1) 
All required conditions as set forth in § 190-102E shall be complied with.
(2) 
Residential cluster shall be permitted as regulated in § 190-124A.