For the purpose of this chapter, the Village is hereby divided into the zone districts, plus one historic district zone containing a number of historic sites, as described below and in Subsection B following:
A. Zoning districts. The following districts in the Village are hereby designated, as shown on the Zoning Map:
R-125 Single-Family Residence District
R-110 Single-Family Residence District
R-1 Single-Family Residence District
R-1A Single-Family Attached Residence District
R-2 Single-Family Residence District
R-2A Residence District
R-3 Two-Family Residence District
R-4 Garden Apartment Residence District
R-5 Multifamily Residence District
R-7 Multifamily Residence District
B-1 Retail Business District
B-2 Retail Business District
C.Commercial District
HC Highway Commercial District
P.Professional and Office District
P-2 Professional and Office District
H.Hospital District
OB-1 Office Building District
OB-2 Office Building District
T.Transition District
NWSR North Walnut Street Redevelopment Area
AH-1 Affordable Housing District
**Webmasters Note: The opening paragraph and Subsection A of Section 190-98 have been amended by Ordinance No. 3343, effective July 3, 2012.
B. Historic district zone and sites. The Village Center Historic District and historic sites indicated below and on the Zoning Map are hereby designated. All properties within the district, whether designated historic sites or not, are subject to the historic preservation regulations of this chapter, as applicable. The historic district and site designations and the historic preservation regulations shall be in addition to such zoning designation and regulation as this article may otherwise require.
Designated Historic Sites:
C. Publication of designation of historic districts and historic sites. In addition to other requirements for adoption of ordinances, notice of designation of a historic site or district shall be published in the official newspaper of the Village of Ridgewood and shall be distributed to all Village agencies and officers reviewing development applications and permits. A letter of designation shall be provided by either regular or bulk mail or personal service to each property owner affected by the designation.
The Zoning Map of the Village of Ridgewood, dated June 2012, a copy of which is attached to this chapter and made a part hereof, and delineating the districts and sites designated by § 190-98, is hereby declared to be a part of this chapter. The zone district boundary lines are intended generally to follow street center lines, existing lot lines, center lines of railroad rights-of-way and the like, as indicated on such Zone Map. In cases of uncertainty or disagreement as to the true location of any zone district boundary line, the determination thereof shall lie with the Board of Adjustment.
**Webmasters Note: Section 190-99 has been amended by Ordinance No. 3343, effective July 3, 2012.
A. Principal uses and structures. The following principal uses and structures shall be permitted:
(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; and
(3) Community residences and shelters
B. Accessory uses and structures. The following accessory uses and structures shall be permitted, provided 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 (4) motor vehicles, subject to § 190- 121G(3);
(2) Private swimming pools as permitted and regulated by Chapter 251;
(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) No more than one (1) office, contained in a detached single-family residence, of a single practitioner licensed by the State to practice chiropody, podiatry, dentistry, acupuncture, medicine, chiropractic and osteopathy, as regulated in § 190-124C;
(6) The office,, contained in a detached single-family residence, of an ordained clergyman of any faith or Christian Science practitioner;
(7) Family day-care homes, as regulated in § 190-124B; and
(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-125 district only if they comply with the appropriate regulations for such uses or structures in § 190-123:
(1) Public or private schools for kindergarten through grade twelve (12);
(2) Houses of worship;
(3) Public utility buildings and structures;
(4) Nonprofit club uses.
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:
(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:
(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 (8 inches vertical for every 12 inches horizontal).
**Webmasters Note: The previous subsection, E(1), has been amended as per Ordinance No. 3120.
(2) Minimum front yard: fifty (50) feet.
(3) Minimum side yard: twenty (20) feet.
(4) Minimum both side yards: thirty-three percent (33%) of the lot width measured at the minimum front yard setback line.
(5) Minimum rear yard: forty (40) feet.
(6) Minimum lot area: 25,000 square feet, provided, however that the minimum lot area of corner lots shall be 31,000 square feet.
(7) Minimum lot width: 125 feet, measured at the minimum front yard setback line, and 100 feet at any other point within 200 feet of the front lot line, provided, however that the minimum lot width of corner lots shall be 155 feet at the minimum front yard setback line, and 130 feet at any other point within 200 feet of the front lot line.
(8) Minimum average lot width: 125 feet, calculated so that at least 25,000 square feet of lot area shall be provided within 200 feet of the front lot line, provided, however that the minimum average lot width of corner lots shall be 155 feet, calculated so that at least 31,000 square feet of lot area shall be provided within 200 feet of the front lot line.
**Webmasters Note: The previous subsections, (6) through (8), have been amended as per Ordinance No. 2744.
(9) Minimum lot depth: one hundred sixty (160) feet.
(10) Maximum total coverage by above-grade structures: twenty percent (20%) of the land area of the lot.
(11) Maximum coverage by above-grade structures located within two hundred (200) feet of the front lot line: twenty percent (20%) of the lot area within two hundred (200) feet of the front lot line.
(12) Maximum habitable floor area of principal building: thirty percent (30%) of the lot area.
(13) Maximum habitable floor area of principal building located within two hundred (200) feet of the front lot line: thirty percent (30%) of the lot area within two hundred (200) feet of the front lot line.
(14) Minimum buildable area. Within any lot developed, or intended to be developed, with a single-family or two-family residence, there shall be provided within the building envelope a rectangular area having a minimum width of 80 feet and a minimum depth of 70 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 or 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.
**Webmasters Note: The previous subsection has been amended as per Ordinance No. 2744.
(15) Minimum usable area. 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 100 feet and a depth of 160 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 Paragraph (14) above, and shall also be located to comply with the following requirement:
(a) The front of the usable area rectangle shall be parallel to and fifty (50) feet from the font of the buildable area rectangle.
(b) The sides of the usable area rectangle shall be parallel to and ten (10) feet from the sides of the buildable area rectangle.
(c) The rear of the usable area rectangle shall be parallel to and forty (40) feet from the rear of the buildable area rectangle.
The terms front, side and rear in the foregoing paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) 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.
**Webmasters Note: The previous subsection, (15), has been added as per Ordinance No. 2744.
A. Principal uses and structures. The following principal uses and structures shall be permitted:
(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; and
(3) Community residences and shelters
B. Accessory uses and structures. The following accessory uses and structures shall be permitted, provided 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 (4) motor vehicles, subject to § 190- 121G(3);
(2) Private swimming pools as permitted and regulated by Chapter 251;
(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 §190124G;
(4) Signs, as regulated in § 190-122;
(5) No more than one (1) office, contained in a detached single-family residence, of a single practitioner licensed by the State to practice chiropody, podiatry, dentistry, acupuncture, medicine, chiropractic and osteopathy, as regulated in § 190-124C;
(6) The office, contained in a detached single-family residence, of an ordained clergyman of any faith or Christian Science practitioner;
(7) Family day-care homes, as regulated in § 190-124B; and
(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 R110 district only if they comply with the appropriate regulations for such uses or structures in § 190-123:
(1) Public or private schools for kindergarten through grade twelve (12).
(2) Houses of worship.
(3) Public utility buildings and structures.
**Webmasters Note: Subsection C(4) has been deleted as per Ordinance No. 3177.
(5) Community residences for the developmentally disabled or mentally ill persons, community shelters for victims of domestic violence, and community residences for persons with head injuries, any of which house more than six (6) persons, excluding resident staff; and
(6) Nonprofit club uses.
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:
(1) Maximum building height: 30 feet, measured as get 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:
(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 (8 inches vertical for every 12 inches horizontal).
**Webmasters Note: The previous subsection, E(1), has been amended as per Ordinance No. 3120.
(2) Minimum front yard: forty (40) feet.
(3) Minimum side yard: two-thirds (2/3) the height of the principal building on the site, or fifteen (15) feet, whichever is greater.
(4) Minimum both side yards: thirty-three percent (33%) of the lot width measured at the minimum front yard setback line.
(5) Minimum rear yard: forty (40) feet.
(6) Minimum lot area: 19,250 square feet, provided, however that the minimum lot area of corner lots shall be 22,750 square feet.
(7) Minimum lot width: 110 feet, measured at the minimum front yard setback line, and 90 feet at any other point within 175 feet of the front lot line, provided, however that the minimum lot width of corner lots shall be 130 feet at the minimum front yard setback line, and 110 feet at any other point within 200 feet of the front lot line.
(8) Minimum average lot width: 110- feet, calculated so that at least 19,250 square feet of lot area shall be provided within 175 feet of the front lot line, provided, however that the minimum average lot width of corner lots shall be 130 feet, calculated so that at least 22,750 square feet of lot area shall be provided within 175 feet of the front lot line.
**Webmasters Note: The previous subsections, (6) through (8), have been amended as per Ordinance No. 2744.
(9) Minimum lot depth: one hundred forty (140) feet.
(10) Maximum total coverage by above-grade structures: twenty percent (20%)of the land area of the lot.-
(11) Maximum coverage by above-grade structures located within one hundred seventy-five (175) feet of the front lot line: twenty percent (20%) of the lot area within one hundred seventy- five (175) feet of the front lot line.
(12) Maximum habitable floor area of principal building: thirty percent (30%) of the lot area.
(13) Maximum habitable floor area of principal building located within one hundred seventy-five (175) feet of the front lot line: thirty percent (30%) of the lot area within one hundred seventy- five (175) feet of the front lot line.
(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 70 feet and a depth of 60 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.
**Webmasters Note: The previous subsection has been amended as per Ordinance No. 2744.
(15) Minimum usable area. 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 90 feet and a depth of 140 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 Paragraph (14) above, and shall also be located to comply with the following:
(a) The front of the usable area rectangle shall be parallel to and forty (40) feet from the front of the buildable area rectangle.
(b) The sides of the usable area rectangle shall be parallel to and ten (10) feet from the sides of the buildable area rectangle.
(c) The rear of the usable area rectangle shall be parallel to and forty (40) feet from the rear of the buildable area rectangle.
The terms "front", "side" and "rear" in the foregoing paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) 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.
**Webmasters Note: The previous subsection, (15), has been added as per Ordinance No. 2744.
