§190-117. H Hospital District.

A. Principal uses and structures. The following principal uses and structures shall be permitted:

(1) Hospitals for humans;

(2) Child care centers; and

(3) Municipal buildings owned or leased by the Village of Ridgewood and used for public purposes.

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) Parking facilities, as regulated in § 190-90 and § 190121;

(2) Signs, as regulated in § 190-122; and

(3) Accessory uses customarily incident to the above principal uses.

C. Conditional uses and structures. The following conditional uses and structures shall be permitted in the H 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) Cellular telecommunications antennas mounted on an existing structure at least forty (40) feet high.



D. Prohibited uses. Any uses other than those uses permitted by. this section are prohibited.

E. Bulk and lot regulations. The following conditions and requirements shall be complied with:

(1) Maximum building height: forty-eight (48) feet, provided that roof-mounted service equipment structures may exceed such height by a maximum of seventeen (17) feet, subject to subsection F. below.

(2) Minimum front yard: forty (40) feet.

(3) Minimum side and rear yards: three (3) feet for every one (1) foot of height of the building.

(4) Maximum coverage by above-grade structures: sixteen percent (16%) of the lot area.

(5) Maximum floor area ratio: sixty-five percent (65%).

(6) Maximum coverage by improvements: ninety percent (90%) of the lot area.

**Webmasters Note: The previous subparagraph (6) has been amended as per Ordinance No. 2670.

(7) Screening of parking areas. Parking areas which directly abut upon property zoned and used for residential purposes shall have a continuous wall not less than six-(6) feet in height and not more than eight (8) feet in height along the common property line to separate such properties. Other area for parking of vehicles shall have a suitable hedge or other natural planting within the required setback area.

F. Other regulations. Roof-mounted service equipment structures permitted by this section shall be subject to the following:

(1) They shall be set back at least one (1) foot for every two (2) feet in height of the service equipment structures, measured from the perimeter of the roof on which. the structure is located.

(2) They shall not occupy more than sixty-five percent (65%) of the roof area of any building on which such service equipment structure is located.

(3) They shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the land area covered by buildings on the property.

§ 190-118. T- Transition District.



A. Principal uses and structures. The following principal uses and structures shall be permitted:

(1) Business and professional offices which are not engaged in retail or wholesale sale of goods on the premises and which are not engaged 'in-the repair or servicing of goods on the premises, including professional and business offices for accountants, architects, attorneys, dentists, physicians, physical therapists, psychologists, psychotherapists, ophthalmologists, optometrists, chiropodists, chiropractors, engineers, professional planners, surveyors, ministers, real estate appraisers or like professional firms;

(2) Residential uses and structures as permitted and regulated in the residential zone which is adjacent to the particular T- Transition zone within which the property is located;

(3) Office and residential used permitted herein and located in the same building as a mixed use;

(4) Child care centers; and

(5) Municipal buildings owned or leased by the Village of Ridgewood and used for public purposes.

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) Parking facilities, as regulated in § 190-90 and § 190-121;

(2) Signs, as regulated in § 190-122;

(3) Family day care homes accessory to a permitted residential use; and

(4) Accessory uses customarily incident to the above principal uses, provided that residential uses shall not include any activity commonly conducted for gain unless specifically permitted in this section.

(5) In the case of a property located partially in the T district and partially in an adjacent nonresidential district, surface parking areas and other improvements, excluding buildings and loading areas, shall be permitted under the following circumstances:

(a) When such areas and improvements are accessory to a principal use and/or building located on the same lot, but in such adjacent nonresidential district, and

(b) When the principal use and/or building in question is a permitted principal use or structure in such adjacent nonresidential district.

**Webmasters Note: The previous subsection, (5), has been added as per Ordinance No. 2830.

C. Conditional uses and structures. The following conditional uses and structures shall be permitted in the T 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.



D. Prohibited uses. Any uses other than those permitted by this section are prohibited.

E. Bulk and lot regulations. Residential uses shall comply with the bulk and lot regulations for the residential zone which is adjacent to the particular T- Transition zone within which the property is located. All other permitted uses, including mixed office and residential use, shall comply with following conditions and requirements:

(1) Maximum building height: thirty (30) feet, and two (2) stories.

(2) Minimum front yard: as required by the residential zone which is adjacent to the particular T- Transition zone within which the property is located.

(3) minimum side yard: fifteen (15) feet on any side abutting a residential zone, and twelve (12) feet on any side-abutting a nonresidential zone.

(4) Minimum rear yard: as required by the residential zone which is adjacent to the particular T- Transition zone within which the property is located.



(5) Maximum floor area ratio: forty percent (40%).

(6) Maximum coverage by improvements: 80% of the lot area. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the circumstances described in § 190-118B(5) above, the maximum coverage by improvements shall be ninety percent (90%) of the lot area.

**Webmasters Note: The previous subsection has been amended as per Ordinance No. 2830.

F. other regulations. In addition to the bulk and lot regulations, the following requirements shall be complied with:

(1) Permitted office uses shall be limited to the first two (2) stories of any structure.

(2) In a mixed use building, residential use shall only be permitted on other than the ground floor, and each dwelling unit shall contain a minimum habitable floor area of six hundred (600) square feet.



(3) Any building on a transitional lot, whether a new structure or a converted existing structure, shall be residential in exterior appearance.

(4) Any conversion from residential to nonresidential use shall require site plan approval prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy, and shall be required to provide sufficient parking in accordance with § 190-121. Any change in use from one nonresidential use to another nonresidential use shall require a certificate of continued occupancy, and shall be required to provide sufficient parking in accordance with § 190-121.

§ 190-118.1. AH-1 Affordable Housing District.



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) Community residences and shelters.

(3) Municipal buildings owned or leased by the Village of Ridgewood and used for public purposes.

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 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) Family day-care homes, as regulated in § 190-124B.

(6) 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. No conditional uses and structures shall be permitted in the AH-1 District.

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: 33 feet. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the height of principal buildings shall be permitted to be greater than 33 feet, but not more than 42 feet, when the pitch of the main roof is at least 8:12 (8 inches vertical for every 12 inches horizontal).

(2) Minimum front yard: 40 feet.

(3) Minimum side yard: 7 feet.

(4) Minimum both side yards: 33% of the lot width measured at the minimum front yard setback line.

(5) Minimum rear yard: 30 feet.

(6) Minimum lot area: 8,400 square feet.

(7) Minimum lot width: 60 feet, measured at the minimum front yard setback line, and 50 feet at any other point within 140 feet of the front lot line.

(8) Minimum lot depth: 120 feet.

(9) Maximum total coverage by above-grade structures: 33% of the lot area.

(10) Maximum coverage by above-grade structures located within 140 feet of the front lot line: 33% of the lot area within 140 feet of the front lot line.

(11) Maximum improvement coverage: Notwithstanding the provisions of § 190-119H, the maximum improvement coverage shall be 70% of the lot area.

(12) Maximum coverage by improvements located within 140 feet of front lot line: Notwithstanding the provisions of § 190-119H, the maximum improvement coverage shall be 70% of the lot area within 140 feet of the front lot line.

(13) Maximum gross building area: Notwithstanding the provisions of § 190-119J, the maximum gross building area shall be 45% of the lot area.

(14) Maximum gross building area within 140 feet of the front lot line: Notwithstanding the provisions of § 190-119H, the maximum gross building area within 140 feet of the front lot line shall be 85%, provided that the gross building area restrictions shall be calculated using only those buildings or portions of buildings, and only that portion of the lot, located within 140 feet of the front lot line.

F. Other requirements.

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 190-121A, garage parking shall not be required.



(2) Architectural design.

(a) Buildings shall be designed to maintain a residential streetscape appearance by designing the building wall facing the street to be compatible with the front of wall of single-family dwellings typical in the Village. This shall be accomplished through the use of such features as a doorway, windows, porch and other typical front wall design features.

(b) For buildings with a gross building area that exceeds 5,000 square feet, the visual impact of the building shall be minimized by such features as: orienting the building so that the building wall having the narrower dimension faces the street, incorporating projections and recesses in the building walls, including windows and doors in large wall areas, using more than one building facade material and incorporating creative landscaping on those sides of the building that are visible from the street.

(c) The main roof of principal buildings having a height greater than 33 feet shall have a minimum pitch of 8:12, (eight inches vertical for every 12 inches horizontal).

**Webmasters Note: The previous section has been added as per Ordinance No. 3240.