West Orange City Zoning Code

When the dwelling units in a garden apartment building are separated by party walls, no facade of such building shall be more than 80 feet long.

Contiguous lots occupied by a group of garden apartments or garden apartment buildings shall be considered as one lot or tract of land.

Not more than 40% of the area used for residential living purposes in a half story above the second floor shall have a ceiling height of less than seven feet six inches, and no portion of such area shall have a ceiling height less than five feet.

Roofs of garden apartment buildings shall be of gambrel, hip, gable, or mansard type construction.

No space may be used for dwelling purposes below the first floor of a garden apartment building, except that in the basement provision may be made for living quarters for employees of the owner necessary to the maintenance of the building. Such living quarters, when provided, shall be included in the computation of minimum required lot area per unit.

Garages shall conform in architectural design with the garden apartment building to which they are accessory. Each of the dwelling units shall be provided with one fully enclosed garage of not less than 200 square feet clear area in addition to the exterior parking of 1 1/2 parking space for each apartment.

No parking space in a garage or parking area shall be rented or sublet to anyone other than a resident of the garden apartment buildings, and shall be located between such buildings and their detached accessory uses.

Garden apartment project sites shall contain two acres or more.