West Caldwell City Zoning Code

Minimum lot area shall be 3,00 square feet per dwelling unit per floor or 20,000 square feet total lot area, whichever is greater.

Minimum lot depth shall be 100 feet, and minimum lot width shall be 50 feet.

Minimum front yard shall be 25 feet except that where the depth of the zone district is more than 150 feet, the front yard shall be no less than 50 feet.

There shall be two side yards neither of which shall be less than 30 feet.

No building or structure shall be greater than 35 feet, or 2 1/2 stories, in height.

Buffer areas shall be provided, where applicable, pursuant to Subsection 20-21.1.

Off-street parking shall be provided pursuant to Subsection 20-23.4 and all other parking requirements within the applicable zone districts.

No parking shall be located within the front yard nor in any side yard within 10 feet of the front yard.

The maximum building coverage shall be no greater than 30% of the gross site area.

Special plantings and/or fencing along the side and rear property lines shall be provided to minimize visibility of parking areas from adjacent properties.

Minimum livable floor area shall be 700 square feet per dwelling unit. There shall be a minimum of four dwelling units, and no cellar, basement or garage shall be used as living space.

There may be more than one principal building on the lot, provided that the minimum distance between principal buildings shall be 50 feet.

No principal building shall contain more than 20 dwelling units, nor more than 10 dwelling units on each floor, nor shall any principal building exceed 160 feet in maximum horizontal dimension.

All principal buildings shall be of masonry wall construction.

All interior access roads shall be at least 20 feet in width. There shall be a minimum of two means of access to the site from one or more public streets. As an alternative, the interior roadway shall form a loop connecting a single access to a public street, in which case the access road shall be paved to a width of 30 feet at the entrance.

At least 15% of the lot area, excluding buildings and structures, driveways and parking areas, shall be available for recreation space or open area. All open space not covered by buildings and paved areas shall be graded and landscaped pursuant to Subsection 20-21.2.

Each dwelling unit shall have access to a service entrance to the structure within which it is located as well as to a main entrance, and no wall of the building having a service entrance shall face a street.

Any air-conditioning unit shall not project outwardly more than two inches from the face of the wall of the building in which it is located.

Provision shall be made to eliminate the need for individual television antennas on the roof of the building.

Signs shall conform with all requirements within the applicable zone district and the provisions of § 20-24.

No multiple family residence shall be permitted within any flood hazard area, as defined in Chapter 21 of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Caldwell.