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Ringwood City Zoning Code

§ 40-8.1

Accessory Structures and Uses in Residential Districts.

[1985 Code § 22-6.2.1; Ord. No. 2001-03 § 4]
a. 
Accessory structures or uses, except for residential storage sheds as provided in subsection 40-8.15, shall not be located in the required front or side yard of any residential zone and may be erected anywhere within the required rear yard except as provided herein.
1. 
In the R-20 Zone, no less than 20 feet from the rear property line.
2. 
In the R-40, R-40V and RT-40 Zones, no less than 35 feet from the rear property line.
3. 
Light posts, mail boxes and off-street parking shall be permitted within the required front yard of any residential use. Off-street parking shall be permitted only in a driveway and as required off-street adjacent to the right-of-way in the Residential Lot Plan Regulations of the Borough of Ringwood, Chapter 38, Site Plan Review, subsection 38-1.10.
4. 
Additionally, the yard regulations provided elsewhere in this chapter as outlined in subsection 40-5.3 herein shall apply.
b. 
When an accessory structure or use is attached to the principal building, it shall comply in all respects with the requirements of this chapter applicable to the principal building or use.
c. 
No accessory structure or use in a residential zone shall exceed a height of 1 1/2 stories or 15 feet except as provided in subsections 40-5.2 and 40-8.3 herein.