[Amended 9-23-1991 by Ord. No. 1452; 12-8-2025 by Ord. No. 2524]
For the purpose of this Part 1, the Borough is hereby divided into the following classes and zones:
Single-Family Residence Zone - District A
Two-Family Zone - District B
Multiple-Family Zone - District C
R-TH Townhouse Residential Zone
R-SR and TH Senior Citizens Housing and Townhouse Residential Zone
O-TH Office and Townhouse Zone
Retail Business, Commercial or Office Zone - District D
O-LR Office Low-Rise Zone
O-C Office Commercial Zone
C Commercial Zone
O-5-MR Office Mid-Rise Zone
O-7-MR Office Mid-Rise Zone
C-H Commercial and Hotel Zone
OMH Office/Mid-Rise Hotel Zone
NB Neighborhood Business Zone
MF Medium Density Multifamily Zone
Light Manufacturing Zone - District E
Heavy Manufacturing Zone - District F
Public Use Zone - District G
Marshland Zone - District H
Public Utility Zone - District I
A – Overlay Residential One (OAR – A) Zoning District
[Amended 10-22-1984 by Ord. No. 1269; 11-26-1984 by Ord. No. 1271; 2-11-1986 by Ord. No. 1300; 10-23-1989 by Ord. No. 1384; 5-29-1990 by Ord. No. 1406; 11-20-1995 by Ord. No. 1541; 5-8-2000 by Ord. No. 1696; 3-8-2004 by Ord. No. 1857; 5-24-2004 by Ord. No. 1874; 11-22-2004 by Ord. No. 1903; 6-26-2006 by Ord. No. 1995; 12-8-2025 by Ord. No. 2524]
A. 
District A is designed for low-density residential development of one-family attached dwellings.
B. 
In District A, the following uses are permitted by right:
(1) 
One-family detached dwellings.
(2) 
Churches and similar places of worship.
(3) 
Public schools.
(4) 
Parks and playgrounds.
(5) 
Public buildings.
(6) 
Public libraries.
(7) 
Accessory uses, including customary home occupations and private garages for storage of one or two motorcars.
C. 
In District A, the following uses are permitted, subject to additional requirements. These uses are commonly known as "special exceptions:"
(1) 
Recreation buildings or areas operated by membership clubs for the benefit of the membership and not for profit.
(2) 
Private nursery schools.
(3) 
Private schools.
D. 
The following regulations apply to District A:
(1) 
Minimum lot size: 5,000 square feet.
(2) 
Minimum lot width: 50 feet.
(3) 
Minimum front yard setback: 25 feet.
(4) 
Minimum total width of side yard: 15 feet. Corner lots shall be permitted a minimum total side yard width of seven feet, so long as a minimum thirteen-foot setback is maintained on any side yard facing a street.
(5) 
Minimum width of one side yard: seven feet.
(6) 
Maximum coverage of buildings shall be in accordance with the following schedule:
Area
(square feet)
Coverage
5,000 to 5,999
30%
6,000 to 6,999
28%
7,000 to 7,999
26%
8,000 to 8,999
24%
9,000 to 9,999
22%
10,000 to 10,999
20%
11,000 to 11,999
18%
12,000 and over
18%
(7) 
Maximum height of buildings: two and one-half (2 1/2) stories, but not to exceed 32 feet.
(8) 
Maximum height of accessory buildings: 15 feet.
(9) 
The maximum height of basements shall be seven feet four inches. The purpose of this definition is to prevent the use of rooms in the basement for sleeping quarters.
(10) 
Maximum coverage of any rear yard shall not exceed 40% of the rear yard.
(11) 
No one- or two-family house constructed shall have the same color or style of any other house within 500 feet thereof.
(12) 
The height of basements in new one-family homes shall be maintained, but the height of the roof may go 10 feet from the finished ceiling to the ridge.
(13) 
Maximum impervious coverage: 25% of the total lot area.
(14) 
Maximum impervious coverage of the front yard area shall not exceed 40% for properties that have garage openings of one car width and 50% for properties that have garage openings for a two car width.
(15) 
Maximum floor area ratio: 0.60.
(16) 
Minimum rear yard depth: 16 feet.
E. 
Notwithstanding any of the above, the following uses shall not be permitted in District A:
(1) 
Two-family homes
(2) 
Three-family homes.
(3) 
Multifamily homes.
F. 
The following regulations shall apply to corner lots, which are those lots which have two sides which front on two intersecting streets:
(1) 
The front entrance door on residences on corner lots shall be located on the narrower lot side; provided, however, that the front entrance door may be located on the longer lot side if that entrance door is recessed at least four feet from the building line and is approached by a platform that extends into the side yard no more than 18 inches and is no more than 12 inches in height.
(2) 
Side yards for corner lots shall be a minimum of 13 feet on the side fronting the street and seven feet on the other side.
(3) 
Central air-conditioning units are to be located in the backyard on any corner lot.
(4) 
For those buildings where the front entrance door is located on the narrower side, the second or side entrance door shall be located on the inside lot side, meaning the side not fronting on the street.
G. 
OAR-A, Overlay Affordable Residential Zone One. (OAR - A).
(1) 
Objectives. The purpose of the OAR-A, Overlay Affordable Residential Zone for the District-A Single Family Residence Zone is to provide alternate housing opportunities at a medium density/multifamily housing in compliance with In the Matter of the Application of the Borough of Ridgefield, Docket No. BER-L-6439-15, Bergen County Superior Court Order, filed July 12, 2019, and the Borough's Settlement Agreement with Fair Share Housing, dated April 23, 2019, which is incorporated into the said Court Order by reference, with respect to the Borough's Third Round Affordable Housing Obligation, as well as the Borough's compliance with its Fourth Round Housing Obligation, with the mandated set aside for low and moderate income households for Block 401, Lots 1 and 2, located at the northeast corner of the Maple and Grand Avenue intersection. Lots 1 and 2 shall be consolidated and then subdivided to allow for the newly created lots to be developed with the permitted uses set for herein, with each lot containing one permitted use.
(2) 
Permitted uses.
(a) 
Multifamily apartments.
(b) 
Group home (four bed)/supportive housing.
(3) 
Permitted accessory uses.
(a) 
Customary and accessory to the permitted use.
(b) 
Parking lots for residents only.
(c) 
Trash and recycling enclosure.
(4) 
Prohibited uses. Any use not specifically permitted.
(5) 
Bulk Regulations: Multifamily Apartments.
(a) 
Minimum lot area: 25,000 square feet.
(b) 
Minimum front yard setback: 15 feet.
(c) 
Minimum side yard setback: 10 feet to building and 4.5 feet to porches. (Bay windows two-foot projections are permitted into the required yard setback).
(d) 
Maximum building coverage: 45%.
(e) 
Maximum building height: 39 feet measured from the center line of the entrance driveway to the high point of the roof.
(f) 
Maximum number of stories: three stories.
(g) 
Parking requirements: 1.5 spaces per unit.
(h) 
Electric vehicle (EV) charging stations as per state and local regulations. No credit shall be given for the reduction of parking spaces due to the installation of EV charging stations, as the parking requirement set forth herein, already accounts for any such reduction.
(i) 
Maximum (density) number of market rate apartment units after minor subdivision: 21 market rate apartments consisting of nine one-bedroom units and 12 two-bedroom units. Nine of the two-bedroom units shall have a garage.
(j) 
Affordable housing requirement: one two-bedroom apartment unit for a total of 22 units.
(k) 
Minimum landscape buffer of seven feet inclusive of walls required along Maple and Grand Avenues planted with shade trees 30 feet on center and evergreen shrubs five feet on center with a mature height of not more than 30 inches within the site triangle.
(l) 
Minimum landscape buffers of seven feet for side and rear yards planted with shade trees, ornamental trees, evergreen trees and a mix of evergreen and deciduous shrubs to provide visual separation between the properties excluding driveways, sidewalks, patios, porches and ADA parking stalls.
(6) 
Supplemental regulations. Multifamily requirements.
(a) 
All utilities and their service lines, including electricity cable and telephone, shall be installed underground and in accordance with the specifications of the appropriate utility. Wherever utility is not installed in a public right-of-way, a utility easement shall be provided.
(b) 
All parking lot and pedestrian lighting shall be ornamental in character, properly shielded consistent with the architectural style and design and shall be subject to approval by the Planning Board.
(c) 
Adequate provisions for the storage and removal of recycling and trash shall be provided with clear and safe access for vehicles and properly screened from public view. The disposal cost shall be the sole responsibility of the owner.
(d) 
All mechanical equipment shall be properly screened from public view with a structure/fence and landscaping.
(e) 
Provisions shall be required for a master television/cable service with no individual antennas permitted.
(f) 
All residential buildings shall be designed and constructed with soundproof barriers between adjoining units, both horizontally and vertically.
(7) 
Supplemental regulations: multifamily architectural standards. Design standards are provided to ensure quality design, high quality and sustainable building materials being utilized.
(a) 
Primary building materials shall include a combination of the following: stone, brick, cement board or similar materials except for vinyl siding which is prohibited.
(b) 
Building facades shall be broken up vertically and horizontally with architectural features, materials and colors defining units in architectural rhythm and pattern.
(c) 
All building facades shall be properly designed to provide interest with special attention along street frontages for an enhanced visual interest of the development.
(d) 
Unit entrances should be easily identifiable with architectural treatments and unit numbers visible to visitors and emergency services.
(e) 
The roof pitch, shape and color shall be compatible with the colors, materials and style of the building to be consistent with the residential character of the A - Zone. Flat roofs are prohibited.
(8) 
Bulk regulations: group home/supportive housing.
(a) 
Minimum lot area: 6,000 sf.
(b) 
Minimum front yard: 40 ft.
(c) 
Minimum side yard: five ft.
(d) 
Minimum rear yard: 10 ft.
(e) 
Maximum building coverage: 50%.
(f) 
Maximum building height: 32 ft. measured from the center line of the entrance driveway to the high point of the roof.
(g) 
Minimum group home bedrooms: four bedrooms.
(h) 
Minimum supportive housing units: two one-bedroom units meeting the UHAC requirements and the Borough's Affordable Housing Ordinances.
(i) 
Parking requirements: four parking spaces including one handicap van accessible parking space.
(j) 
The roof pitch, shape and color shall be compatible with the colors, materials and style of the building to be consistent with the residential character of the A - Zone. Flat roofs are prohibited.
(9) 
Supplemental regulations: group home/supportive housing.
(a) 
All utilities and their service lines, including electricity cable and telephone, shall be installed underground and in accordance with the specifications of the appropriate utility. Wherever utility is not installed in a public right-of-way, a utility easement shall be provided.
(b) 
All parking lot and pedestrian lighting shall be ornamental in character, properly shielded consistent with the architectural style and design and shall be subject to approval by the Planning Board.
(c) 
Adequate provisions for the storage and removal of recycling and trash shall be provided with clear and safe access for vehicles and properly screened from public view. The disposal cost shall be the sole responsibility of the owner.
A. 
The uses permitted by right in District B are:
(1) 
Two-family detached buildings.
[Amended 2-11-1986 by Ord. No. 1300; 10-23-1989 by Ord. No. 1384]
(2) 
All uses permitted in District A.
(3) 
All accessory uses permitted in District A.
B. 
Uses permitted in District B subject to additional requirements, special exceptions, are the same as all special exceptions as permitted in District A.
C. 
The following regulations apply to District B:
(1) 
Minimum lot size: 5,000 square feet.
(2) 
Minimum lot width: 50 feet.
[Amended 2-11-1986 by Ord. No. 1300]
(3) 
Minimum front yard depth: 25 feet.
[Amended 10-22-1984 by Ord. No. 1269; 10-23-1989 by Ord. No. 1384]
(4) 
Minimum rear yard depth: 16 feet.
(5) 
Total width of side yard: 15 feet.
(6) 
Total minimum width of one side yard: seven feet. Corner lots shall be permitted a minimum total side yard width of seven feet so long as a minimum thirteen-foot setback is maintained on any side yard facing a street.
[Amended 10-23-1989 by Ord. No. 1384]
(7) 
Maximum coverage of buildings shall be in accordance with the following schedule:
[Amended 10-22-1984 by Ord. No. 1269; 2-11-1986 by Ord. No. 1300; 10-23-1989 by Ord. No. 1384; 5-8-2000 by Ord. No. 1696; 11-22-2004 by Ord. No. 1903]
Area
(square feet)
Coverage
5,000 to 5,999
30%
6,000 to 6,999
28%
7,000 to 7,999
26%
8,000 to 8,999
24%
9,000 to 9,999
22%
10,000 to 10,999
20%
11,000 to 11,999
18%
12,000 and over
18%
(8) 
Maximum height of buildings: two and one-half (2 1/2) stories, but not to exceed 32 feet.
[Amended 10-22-1984 by Ord. No. 1269; 5-29-1990 by Ord. No. 1406]
(9) 
The maximum height of basements shall be seven feet four inches. The purpose of this definition is to prevent the use of rooms in the basement for sleeping quarters.
[Added 11-26-1984 by Ord. No. 1271]
(10) 
Duplexes, which are hereby defined as two separate one-family dwelling units, vertically divided, side by side with a sidewall separation, having a separate access from the exterior to the interior of the structure and sharing no interior facilities, including but not limited to hallways, vestibules, stairs, walls and similar facilities, with any other dwelling unit, shall not be permitted in District B.
[Added 10-23-1989 by Ord. No. 1384; amended 5-14-2001 by Ord. No. 1737]
(11) 
Maximum coverage of any rear yard shall not exceed 40% of the rear yard.
[Added 10-23-1989 by Ord. No. 1384]
(12) 
No one- or two-family house constructed shall have the same color or style of any other house within 500 feet thereof.
[Added 5-8-2000 by Ord. No. 1696]
(13) 
Maximum impervious coverage: 25% of the total lot area.
[Added 3-8-2004 by Ord. No. 1857]
(14) 
Maximum impervious coverage of the front yard area shall not exceed 40% for properties that have garage openings of one car width and 50% for properties that have garage openings for a two car width.
[Added 3-8-2004 by Ord. No. 1857]
(15) 
Maximum floor area ratio: 0.65.
[Added 3-8-2004 by Ord. No. 1857; amended 6-26-2006 by Ord. No. 1995]
D. 
Notwithstanding any of the above, the following uses shall not be permitted in District B:
[Added 10-23-1989 by Ord. No. 1384]
(1) 
Three-family homes.
E. 
The following regulations shall apply to corner lots, which are those lots which have two sides which front on two intersecting streets:
[Added 3-8-2004 by Ord. No. 1857]
(1) 
The front entrance door on residences on corner lots shall be located on the narrower lot side; provided, however, that the front entrance door may be located on the longer lot side if that entrance door is recessed at least 4 feet from the building line and is approached by a platform that extends into the side yard no more than 18 inches and is no more than 12 inches in height.
(2) 
Side yards for corner lots shall be a minimum of 13 feet on the side fronting the street and seven feet on the other side.
(3) 
Central air-conditioning units are to be located in the backyard on any corner lot.
(4) 
For those buildings where the front entrance door is located on the narrower side, the second or side entrance door shall be located on the inside lot side, meaning the side not fronting on the street.
A. 
The uses permitted by right in District C are:
(1) 
Multiple-family dwellings.
(2) 
Accessory uses as permitted in District B.
(3) 
All uses permitted in District B.
B. 
Special exceptions are:
(1) 
All uses permitted subject to additional requirements in District B.
(2) 
Hospitals.
(3) 
Rest homes.
(4) 
Sanatoriums.
C. 
The following regulations shall apply to District C, except for one- and two-family detached residential dwellings, which are subject to requirements outlined under regulations for District A and District B:
[Amended 9-9-1985 by Ord. No. 1294; 2-11-1986 by Ord. No. 1300; 10-23-1989 by Ord. No. 1384; 5-29-1990 by Ord. No. 1406; 3-8-2004 by Ord. No. 1857]
(1) 
Minimum lot size:
(a) 
Multiple-family dwellings, hospitals, rest homes and sanatoriums: 10,000 feet.
(b) 
All other uses: 5,000 square feet.
(2) 
Minimum lot width:
(a) 
Multiple-family dwellings, hospitals, rest homes and sanatoriums: 100 feet.
(b) 
All other uses: 50 feet.
(3) 
Front yard depth: 20 feet.
(4) 
Rear yard depth:
(a) 
Multiple-family dwellings, hospitals, rest homes and sanatoriums: 40 feet.
(b) 
All other uses: 16 feet.
(5) 
Total minimum width of side yard:
(a) 
Multiple-family dwellings, hospitals, rest homes and sanatoriums: 20 feet.
(b) 
All other uses: 15 feet.
(6) 
Minimum total width of one side yard:
(a) 
Multiple-family dwellings, hospitals, rest homes and sanatoriums: eight feet.
(b) 
All other uses: seven feet. Corner lots shall be permitted a minimum total side yard width of seven feet so long as a minimum thirteen-foot setback is maintained on any side yard facing a street.
(7) 
Maximum coverage:
(a) 
Multiple-family dwellings, hospitals, rest homes and sanatoriums: 35%.
(b) 
All other uses: 40%.
(8) 
Maximum height of buildings: 32 feet.
(9) 
Required outer courts: one-half (1/2) of the height of the structure.
(10) 
Inner courts: one-half (1/2) of the height of the structure.
D. 
Notwithstanding any of the above, the following uses shall not be permitted in District C:
[Amended 10-23-1989 by Ord. No. 1384]
(1) 
Road stands.
(2) 
Lunch wagons.
(3) 
Used car lots.
(4) 
Three-family homes.
[Added 9-23-1991 by Ord No. 1452; amended 11-29-1994 by Ord. No. 1519; 12-14-2020 by Ord. No. 2394]
A. 
Objectives.
(1) 
Objectives. It is the purpose of the R-TH Townhouse Residential Zone District to provide for the customary needs of one-person households and larger families, as well as senior citizens residing in medium density multifamily housing, and to provide for and encourage the construction of housing affordable to low- and moderate-income households by permitting townhouse development conditioned upon the agreement to set aside 20% of the units built for low- and moderate-income households.
B. 
Uses.
(1) 
Permitted uses. In the R-TH Townhouse Residential Zone, no building or premises shall be used and no building or part of a building shall be erected, constructed or altered which shall be arranged, intended or designed to be used for any purpose other than the following uses:
(a) 
Townhouses with a 20% set-aside for affordable housing.
(b) 
Multifamily residential with a 20% set-aside for affordable housing.
(c) 
Customary accessory uses.
(2) 
Permitted accessory uses.
(a) 
Garages to house residents' vehicles.
(b) 
Indoor and outdoor tennis courts subject to planted buffers and site plan approval.
(c) 
Accessory recreational uses customarily incidental to the permitted uses, such as shuffleboard, bocci courts and in-ground swimming pools.
(3) 
Prohibited uses. Any uses other than those uses permitted by Subsection B(1) through (2) of this section shall be prohibited. Without in any way limiting the generality and prohibition of this subsection, nothing contained in this section shall be construed to permit any of the following uses in any R-TH Townhouse Residential Zone District:
(a) 
Professional offices or home occupations.
(b) 
High-rise apartments.
(c) 
Parking of trucks, trailers, campers and other commercial vehicles over 3/4 ton capacity as defined by the New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicles.
(d) 
Parking of boats.
C. 
Affordable housing requirements.
(1) 
All developments are subject to the Borough's Affordable Housing Ordinance, § 115-1, et. seq. regarding affirmative marketing, bedroom distribution, accessibility requirements, maximum rents and sales prices, occupancy standards, deed restrictions, and phasing.
(2) 
To the greatest extent possible, affordable housing units being provided within inclusionary developments shall be disbursed throughout inclusionary developments and shall be located within building designed to be architecturally indistinguishable from the market-rate units otherwise being constructed within the development. To that end, the scale, massing, roof pitch and architectural detailing (such as the selection of exterior materials, doors, windows, etc.) of the buildings containing the affordable housing units shall be similar to and compatible with that of the market-rate units.
D. 
Bulk regulations.
(1) 
Townhouses.
(a) 
Minimum lot area: 20,000 square feet.
(b) 
Minimum lot width: 100 feet.
(c) 
Minimum lot depth: 150 feet.
(d) 
Minimum front yard: 25 feet.
(e) 
Minimum side yard - one: 15 feet.
(f) 
Minimum side yard when abutting another R-TH use: 25 feet.
(g) 
Minimum side yard, other: 30 feet.
(h) 
Minimum rear yard: 30 feet.
(i) 
Maximum building coverage: 50%.
(j) 
Maximum impervious coverage: 70%.
(k) 
Maximum building height: three residential stories/30 feet.
(l) 
Density: 25 du/ac.
(m) 
Required buffer. A plated buffer strip, 20 feet in width, creating an effective visual screen, consisting of two rows of staggered evergreen trees, minimum six feet high, planted 15 feet on center, planted 15 feet on center, shall be required whenever an R-TH Zone use abuts other than a townhouse or apartment use.
(2) 
Multifamily apartments.
(a) 
Minimum lot area: 40,000 square feet.
(b) 
Minimum front yard: 30 feet.
(c) 
Minimum side yard - one: 20 feet.
(d) 
Minimum side yard when abutting another R-TH use: 25 feet.
(e) 
Minimum side yard, other: 35 feet.
(f) 
Minimum rear yard: 30 feet.
(g) 
Maximum building coverage: 60%.
(h) 
Maximum impervious coverage: 80%.
(i) 
Maximum building height: three residential stories/35 feet.
(j) 
Density: 25 du/ac.
(k) 
Minimum landscaped area: 15%.
(l) 
Required buffer. A plated buffer strip, 20 feet in width, creating an effective visual screen, consisting of two rows of staggered evergreen trees, minimum six feet high, planted 15 feet on center, planted 15 feet on center, shall be required whenever a MF Medium Density Multifamily Zone use abuts other than a townhouse or garden apartment use.
E. 
Supplemental regulations.
(1) 
Multifamily building requirements. In an R-TH Townhouse Residential Zone, the following miscellaneous regulations shall apply.
(a) 
Townhouses.
[1] 
Maximum of eight units in a single row. Minimum width of unit, 18 feet. Offset of four feet between every two units.
[2] 
Townhouses should be grouped in clusters, with a maximum of 30 per cluster. Private parking areas should be located near the entrances and outdoor living areas or patios adjoining open space or paths leading to open space.
[3] 
End units should have at least a ten-foot side yard.
[4] 
Townhouses in each cluster should be consistent in terms of architectural style and major design elements such as materials, windows, rooflines, roof designs, etc. Design approval shall rest with the Planning Board.
[5] 
All townhouse units in a building shall be completely separated from all other dwelling units in the same building by a fire wall subject to the requirements of the BOCA Code.
[6] 
Adequate safe and sanitary provisions shall be made for the recycling and storage of solid waste and garbage in compliance with all applicable ordinance requirements of the Borough of Ridgefield.
[7] 
All townhouse buildings within a project shall be designed and constructed with a soundproofing barrier between adjoining units.
[8] 
Guest parking of one space for every six units shall be required, at a minimum, nine-by-sixteen-foot stall sizes.
(b) 
Multifamily residential.
[1] 
The maximum length of structures shall be 200 feet. Maximum density shall be 25 dwelling units per acre.
[2] 
Recreation facilities, such as swimming pools and tennis courts, should be encouraged but carefully located to avoid problems of noise, light and similar nuisance elements affecting residential units. They shall be located not less than 50 feet from any boundary.
[3] 
No front yard shall be used for service such as clothes drying and/or outdoor storage.
[4] 
Where a lot in an R-TH Townhouse Residential Zone used for townhouses or garden apartments abuts a residential zone, there shall be provided along such abutting lot line in the R-TH Zone a landscaped strip not less than 15 feet in width or depth, which strip shall not be utilized for roadway or parking and which shall be so planted as to form an effective visual screen.
[5] 
All utilities and their service lines, including electric and telephone, shall be installed underground and subject to approval of the appropriate utility. Wherever the utility is not installed in a public right-of-way, an appropriate utility easement shall be provided.
[6] 
All streetlights and all lighting along pedestrian walks and in parking areas shall be shaded and installed on ornamental standards of the appropriate utility. They shall be of a style and design compatible with the nature and design of the project and shall be approved by the Planning Board and the utility company.
[7] 
Adequate provision shall be made for the storage, recycling and removal of garbage, which shall be at the sole cost and expense of the owner.
[8] 
Adequate provision shall be made for snow removal on all sidewalks, streets, roads, driveways and parking areas within the project, which shall be at the sole cost and expense of the owner.
[9] 
Each dwelling unit in the R-TH Townhouse Residential Zone shall be air conditioned by an air-conditioning system with separate thermostats in each unit or, in the alternative, at least two window air conditioners shall be installed in each dwelling unit, which shall not project outward more than one inch beyond the face of the wall of the building in which they are installed.
[10] 
Provision shall be made for a master television antenna, and no individual antenna shall be permitted on the exterior of any building.
[11] 
All residential buildings within the project shall be designed and constructed with a soundproofing barrier between adjoining units, both horizontally and vertically.
F. 
Signs.
(1) 
Signage shall be subject to the requirements of § 390-18 of this chapter.
G. 
Parking and loading.
(1) 
Parking: subject to applicable Residential Site Improvement Standards (RSIS) and § 390-19 of this chapter. RSIS standards shall superseded any residential parking standards.
(a) 
Front yard parking shall be prohibited.
(b) 
The minimum distance from any off-street parking space to the exterior wall of the nearest multifamily structure shall be six feet.
(2) 
Loading shall be subject to the requirements of § 390-20 of this chapter.
[Added 9-23-1991 by Ord. No. 1452; amended 11-29-1994 by Ord. No. 1519; 12-14-2020 by Ord. No. 2401]
A. 
Objectives.
(1) 
Objectives. It is the purpose of the R-SR Senior Citizens Housing and Townhouse Residential Zone District to provide for the customary needs of senior citizens, as well as one-person households and larger families, as well as senior citizens residing in medium density multifamily housing, and to provide for and encourage the construction of housing affordable to low- and moderate-income households by permitting development conditioned upon the agreement to set aside 20% of the units built for low- and moderate-income households.
B. 
Uses.
(1) 
Permitted uses. In the R-SR Townhouse Residential Zone, no building or premises shall be used and no building or part of a building shall be erected, constructed or altered which shall be arranged, intended or designed to be used for any purpose other than the following uses:
(a) 
Senior citizens multifamily housing with a 20% set-aside for affordable housing.
(b) 
Townhouses with a 20% set-aside for affordable housing.
(c) 
Customary accessory uses.
(2) 
Permitted accessory uses.
(a) 
Garages to house residents' vehicles.
(b) 
Indoor and outdoor tennis courts subject to planted buffers and site plan approval.
(c) 
Accessory recreational uses customarily incidental to the permitted uses, such as shuffleboard, bocci courts and in-ground swimming pools.
(3) 
Prohibited uses. Any uses other than those uses permitted by Subsection B(1) through (2) of this section shall be prohibited. Without in any way limiting the generality and prohibition of this subsection, nothing contained in this section shall be construed to permit any of the following uses in any R-TH Townhouse Residential Zone District:
(a) 
Professional offices or home occupations.
(b) 
Mid-rise apartments.
(c) 
Parking of trucks, trailers, campers and other commercial vehicles over 3/4 ton capacity as defined by the New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicles.
(d) 
Parking of boats.
C. 
Affordable housing requirements.
(1) 
All developments are subject to the Borough's Affordable Housing Ordinance, § 115-1, et. seq. regarding affirmative marketing, bedroom distribution, accessibility requirements, maximum rents and sales prices, occupancy standards, deed restrictions, and phasing.
(2) 
To the greatest extent possible, affordable housing units being provided within inclusionary developments shall be disbursed throughout inclusionary developments and shall be located within building designed to be architecturally indistinguishable from the market-rate units otherwise being constructed within the development. To that end, the scale, massing, roof pitch and architectural detailing (such as the selection of exterior materials, doors, windows, etc.) of the buildings containing the affordable housing units shall be similar to and compatible with that of the market-rate units.
D. 
Bulk regulations:
(1) 
Townhouses.
(a) 
Minimum lot area: 20,000 square feet.
(b) 
Minimum lot width: 1,500 feet.
(c) 
Minimum lot depth: 100 feet.
(d) 
Minimum front yard: 25 feet.
(e) 
Minimum side yard - one: 20 feet.
(f) 
Minimum side yard, other: 25 feet.
(g) 
Minimum rear yard: 30 feet.
(h) 
Maximum building coverage: 50%.
(i) 
Maximum impervious coverage: 70%.
(j) 
Maximum building height: three residential stories/35 feet.
(k) 
Density: 35 du/ac.
(l) 
Minimum landscaped area: 25%.
(m) 
Required buffer. A plated buffer strip, 20 feet in width, creating an effective visual screen, consisting of two rows of staggered evergreen trees, minimum six feet high, planted 15 feet on center, planted 15 feet on center, shall be required whenever an R-TH Zone use abuts other than a townhouse or apartment use.
(2) 
Multifamily apartments.
(a) 
Minimum lot area: 40,000 square feet.
(b) 
Minimum front yard: 30 feet.
(c) 
Minimum side yard - one: 20 feet.
(d) 
Minimum side yard, other: 25 feet.
(e) 
Minimum rear yard: 30 feet.
(f) 
Maximum building coverage: 60%.
(g) 
Maximum impervious coverage: 80%.
(h) 
Maximum building height: three residential stories/35 feet.
(i) 
Density: 35 du/ac.
(j) 
Minimum landscaped area: 15%.
(k) 
Required buffer. A plated buffer strip, 20 feet in width, creating an effective visual screen, consisting of two rows of staggered evergreen trees, minimum six feet high, planted 15 feet on center, planted 15 feet on center, shall be required whenever a MF Medium Density Multifamily Zone use abuts other than a townhouse or garden apartment use.
E. 
Supplemental regulations.
(1) 
Multifamily building requirements.
(a) 
Townhouses.
[1] 
Maximum of eight units in a single row. Minimum width of unit, 18 feet. Offset of four feet between every two units.
[2] 
Townhouses should be grouped in clusters, with a maximum of 30 per cluster. Private parking areas should be located near the entrances and outdoor living areas or patios adjoining open space or paths leading to open space.
[3] 
End units should have at least a ten-foot side yard.
[4] 
Townhouses in each cluster should be consistent in terms of architectural style and major design elements such as materials, windows, rooflines, roof designs, etc. Design approval shall rest with the Planning Board.
[5] 
All townhouse units in a building shall be completely separated from all other dwelling units in the same building by a fire wall subject to the requirements of the BOCA Code.
[6] 
Adequate safe and sanitary provisions shall be made for the recycling and storage of solid waste and garbage in compliance with all applicable ordinance requirements of the Borough of Ridgefield.
[7] 
All townhouse buildings within a project shall be designed and constructed with a soundproofing barrier between adjoining units.
[8] 
Guest parking of one space for every six units shall be required, at a minimum, nine-by-sixteen-foot stall sizes.
(b) 
Multifamily residential.
[1] 
The maximum length of structures shall be 200 feet.
[2] 
Recreation facilities, such as swimming pools and tennis courts, should be encouraged but carefully located to avoid problems of noise, light and similar nuisance elements affecting residential units. They shall be located not less than 50 feet from any boundary.
[3] 
No front yard shall be used for service such as clothes drying and/or outdoor storage.
[4] 
Where a lot in an R-TH Townhouse Residential Zone used for townhouses or garden apartments abuts a residential zone, there shall be provided along such abutting lot line in the R-TH Zone a landscaped strip not less than 15 feet in width or depth, which strip shall not be utilized for roadway or parking and which shall be so planted as to form an effective visual screen.
[5] 
All utilities and their service lines, including electric and telephone, shall be installed underground and subject to approval of the appropriate utility. Wherever the utility is not installed in a public right-of-way, an appropriate utility easement shall be provided.
[6] 
All streetlights and all lighting along pedestrian walks and in parking areas shall be shaded and installed on ornamental standards of the appropriate utility. They shall be of a style and design compatible with the nature and design of the project and shall be approved by the Planning Board and the utility company.
[7] 
Adequate provision shall be made for the storage, recycling and removal of garbage, which shall be at the sole cost and expense of the owner.
[8] 
Adequate provision shall be made for snow removal on all sidewalks, streets, roads, driveways and parking areas within the project, which shall be at the sole cost and expense of the owner.
[9] 
Each dwelling unit in the R-TH Townhouse Residential Zone shall be air conditioned by an air conditioning system with separate thermostats in each unit or, in the alternative, at least two window air conditioners shall be installed in each dwelling unit, which shall not project outward more than one inch beyond the face of the wall of the building in which they are installed.
[10] 
Provision shall be made for a master television antenna, and no individual antenna shall be permitted on the exterior of any building.
[11] 
All residential buildings within the project shall be designed and constructed with a soundproofing barrier between adjoining units, both horizontally and vertically.
F. 
Signs.
(1) 
Signage shall be subject to the requirements of § 390-18 of this chapter.
G. 
Parking and loading.
(1) 
Parking: subject to applicable Residential Site Improvement Standards (RSIS) and § 390-19 of this chapter. RSIS standards shall superseded any residential parking standards.
(a) 
Front yard parking shall be prohibited.
(b) 
The minimum distance from any off-street parking space to the exterior wall of the nearest multifamily structure shall be six feet.
(2) 
Loading shall be subject to the requirements of § 390-20 of this chapter.
H. 
Other provisions superseded.
(1) 
In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this section and any other section of Chapter 390, the provisions of this section shall prevail.
I. 
Planning Board review.
(1) 
Upon approval of this section upon first reading by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Ridgefield, this section shall be transmitted to the Planning Board for its review and recommendation.
[Added 9-23-1991 by Ord. No. 1452]
A. 
Objectives. It is the purpose of the O-TH Office and Townhouse Zone District to provide for the redevelopment needs and potentials of a well accessible older industrial area for the customary needs of office uses, including governmental, professional, general office, communications, utilities and highway oriented office uses, as well as for medium-density townhouse uses.
B. 
Permitted uses. In the O-TH Office and Townhouse Zone District, no building or premises shall be used and no building or part of a building shall be erected, constructed or altered which shall be arranged, intended or designed to be used for any purpose other than the following uses:
(1) 
Professional, business and governmental offices.
(2) 
Banks, savings-and-loan institutions, mortgage company offices, brokerage houses and other investment-related offices.
(3) 
Attached or semiattached residential townhouse structures.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection B(4), dealing with permitted uses at the time of rezoning, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 11-29-1994 by Ord. No. 1519.
C. 
Conditionally permitted uses.
(1) 
Garden apartment dwellings.
(2) 
Coin-operated laundries for use of the residents only.
(3) 
Buildings to serve as meeting halls or club rooms for nonprofit veterans' or fraternal associations fully and legally chartered or organized under the law of the State of New Jersey or of the United States of America.
D. 
Permitted accessory uses.
(1) 
Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to the principal permitted use.
(2) 
Signs.
(3) 
Garages to house delivery trucks or other commercial vehicles when accessory to a permitted nonresidential use, or garages when accessory to a permitted townhouse use.
E. 
Prohibited uses.
(1) 
Structures exceeding three stories or 35 feet in height.
(2) 
Automotive uses.
(3) 
Car wash establishments.
(4) 
Mixed uses, where there is more than one use on the premises.
F. 
Area and yard requirements: permitted uses.
Lot
Professional, Business and Government Offices
Banks; Savings And Loans
Minimum area
25,000 square feet
20,000 square feet
Maximum lot coverage, building and pavement
70%
70%
Maximum lot coverage by building
30%
30%
Width
200 feet
150 feet
Depth
100 feet
100 feet
Front yard setback
25 feet
25 feet
1 side yard
20 feet
20 feet
Both side yards
40 feet
35 feet
Rear yard
30 feet
30 feet
Off-street parking
1 space for each 300 square feet of office space or part thereof, except as specified under § 390-38.3K
1 space for each employee, plus 1 space for 200 square feet of office space or part thereof
Minimum landscaped area
30%
30%
Structure
Professional, Business and Government Offices
Banks; Savings And Loans
Height
Stories
3
3
Feet
35
35
G. 
Area and yard requirements: townhouses and townhouse dwellings. Townhouse dwellings shall be subject to the requirements of § 390-38.1 except for the following provisions:
Conventional Market
Units
Including 20% Low- and Moderate-Income Units
Front yard setback
40 feet
35 feet
H. 
Area and yard requirements: conditionally permitted uses. Garden apartment dwellings shall be subject to the requirements of § 390-38.1 except for the following provisions:
Conventional Market
Units
Including 20% Low- and Moderate-Income Units
Front yard setback
40 feet
35 feet
I. 
Off-street parking requirements.
(1) 
Front yard parking in the O-TH Office and Townhouse Zone shall be prohibited.
(2) 
Business and governmental offices shall have one space for each 300 square feet of net office space.
(3) 
Medical or dental practitioner's office. Each office shall provide at least five spaces for each professional person occupying or using each office, plus an additional space for each employee.
(4) 
Other professional offices shall have one space for each employee, plus one space for each 250 square feet of net office space or part thereof.
(5) 
Publicly owned or operated buildings and uses, such as a library, museum or post office, shall have at least one space for each 100 square feet of gross floor space.
(6) 
Private clubs shall have at least one space for 100 square feet of gross floor space.
(7) 
For uses not listed above, required parking spaces shall be according to the category which most nearly approximates each particular use as determined by the Planning Board.
(8) 
The parking requirements for professional or other office uses shall be met within 200 feet of the site. The Planning Board shall review all off-street parking plans as provided in the Site Plan Review Ordinance,[2] but in no case shall off-street parking be provided off site without Planning Board approval, nor shall parking standards be less than those specified in the off-street parking requirements of the Borough of Ridgefield.
[2]
Editor's Note: See Part 4, Site Plan Review, of this chapter.
J. 
Off-street loading requirements. For any building erected hereafter in the O-TH Office and Townhouse Zone, off-street loading space shall be provided in such amount and manner that all loading and unloading operations will be conducted entirely within the boundaries of the lot concerned, and no vehicle or conveyance shall in any manner use public streets, sidewalks or rights-of-way for loading or unloading operations, other than for ingress and egress to the lot. Every office structure in excess of 20,000 square feet of gross floor area shall provide, at the side or rear of the structure, a minimum of one off-street loading space, 15 feet by 30 feet, subject to Planning Board approval. There shall be no loading or unloading from the street in the O-TH Office and Townhouse Zone District.
K. 
Screening of parking and loading areas. In the O-TH Office and Townhouse Zone, all parking areas and loading and unloading areas in conjunction with an office or business use shall be screened from adjacent residential districts and parks by a hedge, fence or wall at least six feet in height or other protective device as approved by the Planning Board.
L. 
Signs.
(1) 
All signs in the O-TH Office and Townhouse Zone District shall be in full compliance with the requirements of § 390-18, this section and all other sign ordinances of the Borough of Ridgefield; however, the sign requirements shall be read together and the requirements shall be construed in the most restrictive manner.
(2) 
Billboards or off-site advertising signs shall be prohibited in the O-TH Office and Townhouse Zone. For purposes of this section, a "billboard" shall be defined as a commercial advertising sign or structure which advertises a business, product or service not on or offered on the premises on which the subject sign is located.
(3) 
No site plan shall be approved where a preexisting billboard is to remain after redevelopment.
(4) 
Where an office building is set back from the street line a distance of 25 feet or more, not more than one freestanding ground sign containing a total surface display area of not more than 30 square feet may be erected. Such ground signs shall not be more than 12 feet above the center-line grade elevation of the nearest street and shall not be located in any required yard.
M. 
Landscaped open space area. In order to provide for much needed pervious areas for drainage purposes in the O-TH Office and Townhouse Zone, a minimum of 30% of total lot areas shall be maintained in lawns, gardens, buffer strips and woodlands, subject to site plan approval.
N. 
Planted buffer strip. Where a lot in an O-TH Office and Townhouse Zone District abuts a lot in any residential district, there shall be provided along such lot lines on such business lot a planted buffer strip at least equal to the width or depth of that required in the residential district, but in no case shall such yard be smaller than that required for the district in which such lot is located, and in said yard a strip of 20 feet abutting the residential district shall not be utilized for roadway or parking and shall be landscaped and planted so as to create an effective evergreen visual screen.
O. 
Sight rights.
(1) 
Visibility at intersections. On a corner lot in any O-TH Office and Townhouse Zone District, nothing shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow in such a manner as to materially impede vision between a height of 2 1/2 feet and 10 feet above the center-line grades of the intersecting streets in the area bounded by the street lines of such corner lots and a line joining points along said line 30 feet from the point of intersection, nor shall a principal structure be located less than 20 feet from the side street line. All sight rights, where applicable, shall be subject to County of Bergen and/or Department of Transportation approvals.
P. 
Site plan approval. Site development plan approval in accordance with Part 4, Site Plan Review, of this chapter shall be required prior to the issuance of building permits for the erection of all permitted and conditionally permitted uses and structures. Such approval shall also be required prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for a change of use of a permitted or conditionally permitted use.
A. 
The following uses are permitted by right in District D:
(1) 
All uses permitted in District C, except multiple-family dwellings.
(2) 
Retail businesses and services dealing directly with consumers on the premises, provided that all operators and materials are enclosed within a building.
(3) 
Offices for commercial, professional, financial or executive purposes.
(4) 
Places of recreation conducted entirely indoors, including theaters, bowling alleys, places of assembly, except poolrooms, billiard rooms or parlors as defined in Ordinance No. 723, adopted on May 21, 1963,[1] and so-called "teenage" lounges, dance halls, establishments and/or clubs for minors, operated for commercial gain or profit.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 306, Poolrooms.
(5) 
Restaurants or clubs operated for profit except that diners and lunch wagons shall not be permitted.
(6) 
Public utilities and public services, including but not limited to railway or bus stations, telegraph offices, express offices and post offices.
(7) 
Accessory uses and structures customarily incident to and on the same lot with a permitted use.
B. 
The following uses are permitted in District D subject to additional requirements; special exceptions are as follows:
(1) 
Limited manufacturing, treatment, converting, altering, baking, cooking, processing, finishing and assembling, provided that:
(a) 
The major portion of the product or service resulting from such operation shall be at retail to ultimate consumers on the premises.
(b) 
No power except electric motive power shall be used. Total motive power (connected load) shall not exceed five horsepower (excepting an emergency generator).
C. 
The following regulations shall apply to District D, except for one- and two-family detached residential dwellings, which are subject to requirements outlined under regulations for District A and District B:
[Amended 4-23-1984 by Ord. No. 1256; 9-9-1985 by Ord. No. 1294; 2-11-1986 by Ord. No. 1300; 3-8-2004 by Ord. No. 1857]
(1) 
Minimum lot size: 5,000 square feet.
(2) 
Minimum lot width: 50 feet.
(3) 
Minimum front yard depth: 20 feet.
(4) 
Minimum rear yard depth:
(a) 
For one- and two-family dwellings: 15 feet.
(b) 
For all other uses: five feet.
(5) 
Minimum width of one side yard: seven feet.
(6) 
Minimum width of two side yards: 15 feet.
(7) 
Maximum coverage by all buildings:
(a) 
One- and two-family dwellings: 40%.
(b) 
All other uses: 65%.
(8) 
Maximum height of principal building: 30 feet, not to exceed two stories.
(9) 
Maximum height of accessory buildings: 15 feet.
D. 
Notwithstanding any of the above, the following uses shall not be permitted in District D:
(1) 
Used car lots.
(2) 
Poolrooms, billiard rooms or parlors as defined in Ordinance No. 723.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 306, Poolrooms.
(3) 
Teenage lounges, dance halls, establishments and/or clubs for minors, operated for commercial gain or profit.
E. 
Conditional uses. The following uses are permitted, but only upon a showing that such use will comply with the conditions and standards for the location or operation of such use as provided below and upon the issuance of an authorization by the Planning Board:
[Added 5-28-2002 by Ord. No. 1784]
(1) 
Gun shops. Businesses which offer for sale or rental guns, rifles, ammunition for guns and rifles and other weaponry must meet the following conditions and standards:
(a) 
Said businesses may not be located within 100 feet of the property of any public or private school.
(b) 
Such businesses may not be located within 100 feet of the property of any church, synagogue or other house of worship.
(c) 
If the business is located within 1,000 feet of a public or private school, church, synagogue or other house of worship, or within 1,000 feet of residential zone, then said business may not display pictures or other depictions of guns, rifles, ammunition or other weaponry so as to be visible to pedestrians or passersby from the street, sidewalk or other public way adjacent to the premises.
(d) 
The guns, rifles, ammunition and other weaponry are stored and maintained in cases, containers, or display cases that are locked and secure by devices that are suitable for same.
(e) 
Site plan approval is received from the Planning Board.
[Added 9-23-1991 by Ord. No. 1452]
A. 
Objectives.
(1) 
It is the purpose of the O-LR Office Low-Rise Zone District to provide for the development and redevelopment needs of an area already mostly occupied by small office buildings, in a well accessible and fairly central location.
(2) 
It is also the purpose of this zone to provide certain development bonuses in consideration of the developer's agreement to contribute to the production of lower-income housing in satisfaction of Ridgefield Borough's affordable housing obligation under N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 5:92.
B. 
Applicability of E Light Manufacturing and D Retail Business, Commercial or Office Zones.
(1) 
This zone shall be subject to all of the provisions applicable to the E and D zones (§§ 390-40 and 390-39) as of September 23, 1991, except insofar as those provisions are modified by Subsection C of this section through § 390-39.2. In the event of any inconsistencies between §§ 390-40, 390-39 and this section, the provisions of this section shall control. Any amendments to the E and D zones after September 23, 1991, shall be inapplicable to this zone.
C. 
Maximum square footage. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, the maximum total square footage of gross floor area in this zone shall equal the amount of existing square footage of gross floor area as of the date of adoption of this section, plus any additional square feet of gross floor area as may be permitted only under this section.
D. 
Permitted and additionally permitted uses. In the OLR Office Low-Rise Zone District, in addition to the existing permitted uses as specified in §§ 390-39 and 390-40, no building or premises shall be used and no building or part of a building shall be erected, constructed or altered which shall be arranged, intended or designed to be used for any purpose other than the following uses:
(1) 
Professional, business and governmental offices.
(2) 
Banks, savings-and-loan institutions, mortgage company offices, brokerage houses and other investment-related offices.
(3) 
Stores, shops, department stores and similar commercial uses for retail merchandising.
(4) 
Restaurants. Restaurants and other eating and drinking establishments wherein food and drink are consumed within the principal building. Such uses shall not be interpreted to include and are hereby defined to exclude drive-in restaurants or refreshment stands, commonly called "fast-food" establishments, including but not limited to snack bars, dairy bars, hamburger stands or hot dog stands or other similar uses where customers and patrons are served food, soft drinks or ice cream primarily for their immediate consumption outside the confines of the building or structure in which the business is conducted.
(5) 
Barbershops, beauty parlors and similar service establishments.
(6) 
Multistory garage structures.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(7), dealing with permitted uses at the time of rezoning, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 11-29-1994 by Ord. No. 1519.
E. 
Conditionally permitted uses.
(1) 
Indoor places of recreation, including theaters, bowling alleys, auditoriums and buildings to serve as meeting halls or club rooms for nonprofit veterans' or fraternal associations, including college fraternities fully and legally chartered or organized under the law of the State of New Jersey or of the United States of America.
(2) 
Mortuary or funeral homes.
(3) 
Public utilities and public services, including but not limited to railway or bus stations, telegraph offices and express offices.
(4) 
Hotels.
[Added 3-22-2010 by Ord. No. 2125; amended 12-21-2010 by Ord. No. 2152]
(5) 
Assisted living.
[Added 12-21-2010 by Ord. No. 2152]
F. 
Permitted accessory uses.
(1) 
Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to the principal permitted use.
(2) 
Signs.
(3) 
Parking decks and garages to house motor vehicles and delivery trucks or other commercial vehicles when accessory to a permitted nonresidential use.
G. 
Prohibited uses.
(1) 
Structures exceeding three stories or 35 feet in height.
(2) 
Residential uses.
(3) 
Fabricating, assembling or manufacturing.
(4) 
Wholesaling or warehousing.
(5) 
Poolrooms, billiard rooms or parlors as defined in Ordinance No. 723, adopted on May 21, 1963,[2] and so-called "teenage" lounges, dance halls, establishments and/or clubs for minors, operated for commercial gain or profit.
[2]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 306, Poolrooms.
(6) 
Fast-food establishments, including but not limited to drive-in restaurants; snack bars, dairy bars, hamburger, hot dog, root beer or ice cream stands; and diners and lunch wagons.
(7) 
Used or new car dealerships.
(8) 
Car wash establishments.
H. 
Area and yard requirements: permitted uses.
Lot
Professional, Business and Government Offices
Banks; Savings And Loans
Minimum area
25,000 square feet
20,000 square feet
Maximum lot coverage, building, pavement and parking structures
70%
70%
Maximum lot coverage by building
30%
30%
Width
200 feet
200 feet
Depth
100 feet
100 feet
Front yard setback
25 feet
25 feet
One side yard
20 feet
20 feet
Both side yards
40 feet
35 feet
Rear yard
30 feet
30 feet
Off-street parking
1 space for each 300 square feet of net office space or part thereof, except as specified hereunder
1 space for each employee, plus 1 space for each 200 square feet of net office space or part thereof
Minimum landscaped area
30%
30%
Structure
Professional, Business and Government Offices
Banks; Savings And Loans
Height
Stories*
3
3
Feet
35
35
Notes:
*Parking levels used exclusively for the storage of motor vehicles shall not be counted as part of the number of stories permitted.
I. 
Area and yard requirements: conditionally permitted uses.
(1) 
Theaters, auditoriums and places of assembly.
(2) 
Public utilities and public services:
(a) 
Maximum lot coverage, building, pavement and parking structures: 70%.
(b) 
Minimum landscaped area: 30%.
(3) 
Hotel area and bulk requirements.
[Amended 12-21-2010 by Ord. No. 2152]
(a) 
Minimum lot area: 45,000 square feet.
(b) 
Minimum lot width: 300 feet.
(c) 
Minimum lot depth: 200 feet.
(d) 
Minimum front yard: 25 feet.
(e) 
Minimum building height: 65 feet or six stories on Grand Avenue frontage, and 40 feet or three stories on Broad Avenue frontage.
(f) 
Minimum building coverage: 50%.
(g) 
Maximum impervious coverage: 80%.
(h) 
Minimum landscaped area: 20%.
(i) 
Minimum parking stall size: nine feet by 18 feet.
(4) 
Assisted living area and bulk requirements.
[Amended 12-21-2010 by Ord. No. 2152]
(a) 
Minimum lot area: 45,000 square feet.
(b) 
Minimum lot width: 300 feet.
(c) 
Minimum lot depth: 200 feet.
(d) 
Minimum front yard: 25 feet.
(e) 
Minimum building height: 50 feet or four stories on Grand Avenue frontage, and 35 feet or two stories on Broad Avenue frontage.
(f) 
Minimum building coverage: 40%.
(g) 
Maximum impervious coverage: 70%.
(h) 
Minimum landscaped area: 30%.
(i) 
Minimum parking stall size: nine feet by 18 feet.
J. 
Off-street parking requirements.
(1) 
Bowling establishments shall have at least four spaces for each bowling lane. If additional facilities such as bar or restaurant are provided, additional parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the requirement for similar uses set forth in this section.
(2) 
Churches, synagogues or other places of worship shall have at least one space for each three seats.
(3) 
Commercial or personal service establishments.
(a) 
Food markets and supermarkets shall have one space per 150 square feet of gross floor area.
(b) 
Delicatessens and bakeries shall have one space per 250 square feet of gross floor area.
(c) 
Barbershops and beauty shops shall have three spaces for each beautician or barber or one space for each 150 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater.
(d) 
Other commercial or personal service uses not specifically listed elsewhere in this section shall have one space for each 200 square feet of gross first-floor area, plus one space for each 300 square feet of additional gross floor area.
(4) 
Mortuaries or funeral homes shall have at least one parking space for each five seats in the chapel, one additional space for each residential family residing on premises and one additional space for each funeral vehicle.
(5) 
Offices.
(a) 
Business and governmental offices shall have one space for each 300 square feet of net office space.
(b) 
Medical or dental practitioner's office. Each office shall provide at least five spaces for each professional person occupying or using each office, plus an additional space for each employee, on site.
(c) 
Other professional offices shall have one space for each employee, plus one space for each 250 square feet of net office space or part thereof.
(6) 
Private clubs shall have at least one space for 100 square feet of gross floor space or one space for each three seats, whichever is greater.
(7) 
Publicly owned or operated buildings and uses, such as a library, museum or post office, shall have at least one space for each 100 square feet of gross floor space.
(8) 
Restaurants, taverns and inns shall have one space for each 100 square feet of floor area devoted to patron use, plus one space for each two employees.
(9) 
Theaters, auditoriums and other similar places of public assembly shall have at least one space for each three seats or similar vantage accommodation provided.
(10) 
For uses not listed above, required parking spaces shall be according to the category which most nearly approximates each particular use as determined by the Planning Board.
(11) 
The parking requirements for professional or other office uses shall be met within 200 feet of the site. The Planning Board shall review all off-street parking plans as provided in the Site Plan Review Ordinance,[3] but in no case shall off-street parking be provided off site without Planning Board approval, nor shall parking standards be less than those specified in the off-street parking requirements of the Borough of Ridgefield.
[3]
Editor's Note: See Part 4, Site Plan Review, of this chapter.
(12) 
Hotels and assisted-living/active-adult uses:
[Added 3-22-2010 by Ord. No. 2125; amended 12-21-2010 by Ord. No. 2152]
(a) 
There shall be one parking space per hotel guest bedroom and one space for every two hotel employees.
(b) 
There shall be 0.5 parking space per each assisted-living residence.
K. 
Off-street loading requirements. For any building erected hereafter in the O-LR Office Low-Rise Zone, off-street loading space shall be provided in such amount and manner that all loading and unloading operations will be conducted entirely within the boundaries of the lot concerned, and no vehicle or conveyance shall in any manner use public streets, sidewalks or rights-of-way for loading or unloading operations, other than for ingress and egress to the lot. Every office structure in excess of 20,000 square feet of gross floor area shall provide, at the side or rear of the structure, a minimum of one off-street loading space, 15 feet by 30 feet, subject to Planning Board approval. There shall be no loading or unloading from the street in the O-LR Office Low-Rise Zone District.
L. 
Screening of parking and loading areas. In the O-LR Office Low-Rise Zone, all parking areas and loading and unloading areas in conjunction with an office or business use shall be screened from adjacent residential districts and parks by a hedge, fence or wall at least six feet in height or other protective device as approved by the Planning Board.
M. 
Signs.
(1) 
All signs in the O-LR Office Low-Rise Zone district shall be in full compliance with the requirements of § 390-18, this section and all other sign ordinances of the Borough of Ridgefield; however, the sign requirements shall be read together and these requirements shall be construed in the most restrictive manner.
(2) 
Billboards or off-site advertising signs shall be prohibited in the O-LR Office Low-Rise Zone. For purposes of this section, a "billboard" shall be defined as a commercial advertising sign or structure which advertises a business, product or service not on or offered on the premises on which the subject sign is located.
(3) 
No site plan shall be approved where a preexisting billboard is to remain after redevelopment.
(4) 
Where a building is set back from the street line a distance of 25 feet or more, not more than one freestanding ground sign containing a total surface display area of not more than 18 square feet may be erected. Such ground signs shall not be more than 12 feet above the center-line grade elevation of the nearest street and shall only be located in the front yard.
N. 
Landscaped open space area. In order to provide for much needed pervious areas for drainage purposes in the O-LR Office Low-Rise Zone District, a minimum of 30% of total lot areas shall be maintained in lawns, gardens or buffer strips, subject to site plan approval.
O. 
Planted buffer strip. Where a lot in an O-LR Office Low-Rise Zone District abuts a lot in any residential district, there shall be provided along such lot lines on such business lot a planted buffer strip at least 10 feet abutting the residential district which shall not be utilized for roadway or parking and shall be landscaped and planted so as to create an effective evergreen visual screen.
P. 
Sight rights.
(1) 
Visibility at intersections. On a corner lot in any O-LR Office Low-Rise Zone District, nothing shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow in such a manner as to materially impede vision between a height of 2 1/2 feet and 10 feet above the center-line grades of the intersecting streets in the area bounded by the street lines of such corner lots and a line joining points along said line 30 feet from the point of intersection, nor shall a principal structure be located less than 20 feet from the side street line. All sight rights, where applicable, shall be subject to County of Bergen and/or Department of Transportation approvals.
Q. 
Site plan approval. Site development plan approval in accordance with Part 4, Site Plan Review, of this chapter shall be required prior to the issuance of building permits for the erection of all permitted and conditionally permitted uses and structures. Such approval shall also be required prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for a change of use of a permitted or conditionally permitted use.
R. 
Other restrictions. All habitable hotel guest bedrooms and assisted-living residences shall be on separate floors from structured parking.
[Added 3-22-2010 by Ord. No. 2125]
[Added  9-23-1991 by Ord. No. 1452]
A. 
Objectives.
(1) 
It is the purpose of the O-C Office Commercial Zone District to provide for the development and redevelopment needs and potentials of areas of mixed industrial, office and commercial uses for modernized new office and commercial uses, especially when a greater lot depth will permit proper off-street parking.
(2) 
It is also the purpose of this zone to provide certain development bonuses in consideration of the developer's agreement to contribute to the production of lower-income housing in satisfaction of Ridgefield Borough's affordable housing obligation under N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 5:92.
B. 
Applicability of E Light Manufacturing and D Retail Business, Commercial or Office Zones. This zone shall be subject to all of the provisions applicable to the E and D Zones (§§ 390-40 and 390-39) as of September 23, 1991, except insofar as those provisions are modified by Subsection C of this section to § 390-39.3. In the event of any inconsistencies between §§ 390-40, 390-39 and this section, the provisions of this section shall control. Any amendments to the E and D Zones after September 23, 1991, shall be inapplicable to this zone.
C. 
Maximum square footage. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, the maximum total square footage of gross floor area in this zone shall equal the amount of existing square footage of gross floor area as of the date of adoption of this section, plus any additional square feet of gross floor area as may be permitted only under this section.
D. 
Additional permitted uses. In the O-C Office Commercial Zone District, in addition to the existing permitted uses as specified in §§ 390-40 and 390-39, no building or premises shall be used and no building or part of a building shall be erected, constructed or altered which shall be arranged, intended or designed to be used for any purpose other than the following uses:
(1) 
Professional, business and governmental offices.
(2) 
Banks, savings-and-loan institutions, mortgage company offices, brokerage houses and other investment-related offices.
(3) 
Stores, shops, department stores and similar commercial uses for retail merchandising.
(4) 
Restaurants. Restaurants and other eating and drinking establishments wherein food and drink are consumed within the principal building. Such uses shall not be interpreted to include and are hereby defined to exclude drive-in restaurants or refreshment stands, commonly called "fast-food" establishments, including but not limited to snack bars, dairy bars, hamburger stands or hot dog stands or similar uses where customers and patrons are served food, soft drinks or ice cream primarily for their immediate consumption outside the confines of the building or structure in which the business is conducted.
(5) 
Barbershops, beauty parlors and similar service establishments.
(6) 
Multistory garage structures.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(7), dealing with permitted uses at the time of rezoning, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 11-29-1994 by Ord. No. 1519.
E. 
Conditionally permitted uses.
(1) 
Indoor places of recreation, including theaters, bowling alleys, auditoriums and buildings to serve as meeting halls or club rooms for nonprofit veterans' or fraternal associations fully and legally chartered or organized under the law of the State of New Jersey or of the United States of America.
(2) 
Mortuary or funeral homes.
(3) 
Public utilities and public services, including but not limited to railway or bus stations, telegraph offices, express offices and post offices.
F. 
Permitted accessory uses.
(1) 
Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to the principal permitted use.
(2) 
Signs.
(3) 
Parking decks and garages to house delivery trucks or other commercial vehicles when accessory to a permitted nonresidential use.
G. 
Prohibited uses.
(1) 
Residential uses.
(2) 
Fabricating, assembling or manufacturing.
(3) 
Wholesaling or warehousing.
(4) 
Poolrooms, billiard rooms or parlors as defined in Ordinance No. 723, adopted on May 21, 1963,[2] and so-called "teenage" lounges, dance halls, establishments and/or clubs for minors, operated for commercial gain or profit.
[2]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 306, Poolrooms.
(5) 
Fast-food establishments, including but not limited to drive-in restaurants; snack bars, dairy bars, hamburger, hot dog, root beer or ice cream stands; and diners and lunch wagons.
(6) 
Used or new car dealerships.
H. 
Area and yard requirements: permitted uses.
Lot
Minimum area
25,000 square feet
Maximum lot coverage, building and pavement
80%
Maximum lot coverage by building
80%
Width
200 feet
Depth
100 feet
Front yard setback
25 feet
Side yard abutting a residential zone
20 feet
Side yard abutting a nonresidential zone
25 feet
Rear yard abutting a residential zone
30 feet
Rear yard abutting a nonresidential zone
5 feet
Off-street parking
1 space for each 300 square feet of office space or part thereof, except as specified under Subsection K of this section
Minimum landscaped area
20%
Structure
Height
  Stories*
3
  Feet
35
Notes:
*Parking levels used exclusively for the storage of motor vehicles shall not be counted as part of the number of stories permitted.
I. 
(Reserved)
J. 
Area and yard requirements: conditionally permitted uses.
(1) 
Theaters, auditoriums and places of assembly.
(2) 
Public utilities and public services:
(a) 
Maximum lot coverage, building and pavement: 70%.
(b) 
Minimum landscaped area: 30%.
(3) 
Off-street parking requirements for all conditionally permitted uses shall be provided on site.
K. 
Off-street parking requirements. Front yard parking in the O-C Office Commercial Zone shall be prohibited.
(1) 
Bowling establishments shall have at least four spaces for each bowling lane. If additional facilities such as bar or restaurant are provided, additional parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the requirement for similar uses set forth in this section.
(2) 
Churches, synagogues or other places of worship shall have at least one space for each three seats.
(3) 
Commercial or personal service establishments:
(a) 
Food markets and supermarkets shall have one space per 150 square feet of gross floor area.
(b) 
Delicatessens and bakeries shall have one space per 250 square feet of gross floor area.
(c) 
Barbershops and beauty shops shall have three spaces for each beautician and barber or one space for each 150 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater.
(d) 
Other commercial or personal service uses not specifically listed elsewhere in this section shall have one space for each 200 square feet of gross first-floor area, plus one space for each 300 square feet of additional gross floor area.
(4) 
Mortuaries or funeral homes shall have at least one parking space for each five seats in the chapel, one additional space for each residential family residing on premises and one additional space for each funeral vehicle.
(5) 
Offices.
(a) 
Business and governmental offices shall have one space for each 300 square feet of net office space.
(b) 
Medical or dental practitioner's office. Each office shall provide at least five spaces for each professional person occupying or using each office, plus an additional space for each employee.
(c) 
Other professional offices shall have one space for each employee, plus one one space for each 250 square feet of net office space or part thereof.
(6) 
Private clubs shall have at least one space for 100 square feet of gross floor space or one space for each three seats, whichever is greater.
(7) 
Publicly owned or operated buildings and uses, such as a library, museum or post office, shall have at least one space for each 100 square feet of gross floor space.
(8) 
Restaurants, taverns and inns shall have one space for each three seats, plus one space for each two employees.
(9) 
Theaters, auditoriums and other similar places of public assembly shall have at least one space for each three seats or similar vantage accommodation provided.
(10) 
For uses not listed above, required parking spaces shall be according to the category which most nearly approximates each particular use as determined by the Planning Board.
(11) 
The parking requirements for professional or other office uses shall be met within 200 feet of the site. The Planning Board shall review all off-street parking plans as provided in the Site Plan Review Ordinance,[3] but in no case shall off-street parking be provided off site without Planning Board approval, nor shall parking standards be less than those specified in the off-street parking requirements of the Borough of Ridgefield.
[3]
See Part 4, Site Plan Review, of this chapter.
L. 
Off-street loading requirements. For any building erected hereafter in the O-C Office Commercial Zone, off-street loading space shall be provided in such amount and manner that all loading and unloading operations will be conducted entirely within the boundaries of the lot concerned, and no vehicle or conveyance shall in any manner use public streets, sidewalks or rights-of-way for loading or unloading operations, other than for ingress and egress to the lot. Every office structure in excess of 20,000 square feet of gross floor area shall provide, at the side or rear of the structure, a minimum of one off-street loading space, 15 feet by 30 feet, subject to Planning Board approval. There shall be no loading or unloading from the street in the O-C Office Commercial Zone District.
M. 
Screening of parking and loading areas. In the O-C Office Commercial Zone, all parking areas and loading and unloading areas in conjunction with an office or business use shall be screened from adjacent residential districts and parks by a hedge, fence or wall at least six feet in height or other protective device as approved by the Planning Board.
N. 
Signs.
(1) 
All signs in the O-C Office Commercial Zone District shall be in full compliance with the requirements of § 390-18, this section and all other sign ordinances of the Borough of Ridgefield; however, the sign requirements shall be read together and these requirements shall be construed in the most restrictive manner.
(2) 
Billboards or off-site advertising signs shall be prohibited in the O-C Office Commercial Zone. For purposes of this section, a "billboard" shall be defined as a commercial advertising sign or structure which advertises a business, product or service not on or offered on the premises on which the subject sign is located.
(3) 
No site plan shall be approved where a preexisting billboard is to remain after redevelopment.
(4) 
Where a building is set back from the street line a distance of 25 feet or more, not more than one freestanding ground sign containing a total surface display area of not more than 18 square feet may be erected. Such ground signs shall not be more than 12 feet above the center-line grade elevation of the nearest street and shall only be located in the front yard.
O. 
Landscaped open space area. In order to provide for much needed pervious areas for drainage purposes in the O-C Office Commercial Zone District, a minimum of 20% of total lot areas shall be maintained in lawns, gardens or buffer strips, subject to site plan approval.
P. 
Planted buffer strip. Where a lot in an O-C Office Commercial Zone District abuts a lot in any residential district, there shall be provided along such lot lines on such business lot a planted buffer strip at least equal to the width or depth of that required in the residential district, but in no case shall such yard be smaller than that required for the district in which such lot is located, and in said yard a strip of 20 feet abutting the residential district shall not be utilized for roadway or parking and shall be landscaped and planted so as to create an effective evergreen visual screen.
Q. 
Sight rights.
(1) 
Visibility at intersections. On a corner lot in any O-C Office Commercial Zone District, nothing shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow in such a manner as to materially impede vision between a height of 2 1/2 feet and 10 feet above the center-line grades of the intersecting streets in the area bounded by the street lines of such corner lots and a line joining points along said line 30 feet from the point of intersection, nor shall a principal structure be located less than 20 feet from the side street line. All sight rights, where applicable, shall be subject to County of Bergen and/or Department of Transportation approvals.
R. 
Site plan approval. Site development plan approval in accordance with Part 4, Site Plan Review, of this chapter shall be required prior to the issuance of building permits for the erection of all permitted and conditionally permitted uses and structures. Such approval shall also be required prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for a change of use of a permitted or conditionally permitted use.
[Added 9-23-1991 by Ord. No. 1452; amended 11-29-1994 by Ord. No. 1519; 5-28-2002 by Ord. No. 1784; 2-22-2021 by Ord. No. 2403; 12-9-2024 by Ord. No. 2504]
A. 
Objectives. It is the purpose of the C Commercial Zone to provide for the development and redevelopment needs of the one-lot-deep strip commercial areas so zoned in such a manner as to encourage containment and curb the further extension of strip commercial uses and to facilitate the construction of affordable housing.
B. 
Applicability.
(1) 
This zoning amendment is applicable to all the lots zoned as C Commercial District in the Borough of Ridgefield.
(2) 
All developments with a residential component are subject to the Borough's Affordable Housing Ordinance, § 115-1 et seq., regarding affirmative marketing, bedroom distribution, accessibility requirements, maximum rents and sales prices, occupancy standards, deed restrictions, and phasing.
(3) 
To the greatest extent possible, affordable housing units being provided within inclusionary developments shall be disbursed throughout inclusionary developments and shall be located within buildings designed to be architecturally indistinguishable from the market-rate units otherwise being constructed within the development. To that end, the scale, massing, roof pitch and architectural detailing (such as the selection of exterior materials, doors, windows, etc.) of the buildings containing the affordable housing units shall be similar to and compatible with that of the market-rate units.
C. 
Uses.
(1) 
Permitted uses. In the C Commercial Zone District, no building or premises shall be used and no building or part of a building shall be erected, constructed or altered which shall be arranged, intended or designed to be used for any purpose other than the following uses:
(a) 
Professional, business and governmental offices.
(b) 
Banks, savings-and-loan institutions, mortgage company offices, brokerage houses and other investment-related offices.
(c) 
Stores, shops, and similar commercial uses for retail merchandising.
(d) 
Restaurants. Restaurants and other eating and drinking establishments wherein food and drink are consumed within the principal building. Such uses shall not be interpreted to include and are hereby defined to exclude drive-in restaurants or refreshment stands, commonly called "fast-food" establishments, including but not limited to snack bars, dairy bars, hamburger stands or hot dog stands or similar uses where customers and patrons are served food, soft drinks or ice cream primarily for their immediate consumption outside the confines of the building or structure in which the business is conducted.
(e) 
Barbershops, beauty parlors and similar service establishments.
(f) 
Multistory garage structures.
(g) 
Multifamily residential uses above the first story with a minimum 20% affordable housing set-aside.
(h) 
Place ofassembly.
(2) 
Conditionally permitted uses: none.
(3) 
Permitted accessory uses.
(a) 
Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to the principal permitted use.
(b) 
Signs.
(c) 
Parking decks and garages to house delivery trucks or other commercial vehicles when accessory to a permitted nonresidential use.
(4) 
Prohibited uses.
(a) 
Fabricating, assembling or manufacturing.
(b) 
Wholesaling or warehousing.
(c) 
Residential uses.
(d) 
Poolrooms, billiard rooms or parlors as defined in Ordinance No. 723, adopted on May 21, 1963,[1] and so-called "teenage" lounges, dance halls, establishments and/or clubs for minors, operated for commercial gain or profit.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 306, Poolrooms.
(e) 
Fast-food establishments, including but not limited to drive-in restaurants, snack bars, dairy bars, hamburger, hot dog, root beer or ice cream stands; and diners and lunch wagons.
(f) 
Used or new car dealerships.
D. 
Bulk regulations:
(1) 
Minimum lot area: 5,000 square feet.
(2) 
Minimum lot width: 50 feet.
(3) 
Minimum lot depth: 100 feet.
(4) 
Minimum front yard: 20 feet.
(5) 
Minimum side yard abutting single- or two-family: 20 feet.
(6) 
Minimum side yard, other: 10 feet.
(7) 
Minimum rear yard abutting single- or two-family: 20 feet.
(8) 
Minimum rear yard, other: five feet.
(9) 
Maximum building coverage: 80%.
(10) 
Maximum impervious coverage: 90%.
(11) 
Maximum building height: three residential stories/35 feet.
(a) 
Parking levels used exclusively for the storage of motor vehicles shall not be counted as part of the number of stories permitted, not to exceed one story of parking.
(12) 
Density:
(a) 
For properties abutting Bergen Boulevard: 30 du/ac.
(b) 
For those properties abutting Grand Avenue: 25 du/ac.
(c) 
For those properties abutting Broad Avenue: 25 du/ac.
(13) 
Minimum landscaped area: 10%.
E. 
Parking requirements.
(1) 
Off-street parking requirements.
(a) 
Commercial or personal service establishments.
[1] 
Food markets and supermarkets shall have one space per 150 square feet of gross floor area.
[2] 
Delicatessens and bakeries shall have one space per 250 square feet of gross floor area.
[3] 
Barbershops and beauty shops shall have three spaces for each beautician and barber or one space for each 150 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater.
[4] 
Other commercial or personal service uses not specifically listed elsewhere in this section shall have one space for each 200 square feet of gross first-floor area, plus one space for each 300 square feet of additional gross floor area.
(b) 
Mortuary or funeral home. At least one parking space for each five seats in the chapel, one additional space for each residential family residing on premises and one additional space for each funeral vehicle.
(c) 
Offices.
[1] 
Business and governmental offices shall have one space for each 300 square feet of net office space.
[2] 
Medical or dental practitioner's office. Each office shall provide at least five spaces for each professional person occupying or using each office, plus an additional space for each employee on site.
[3] 
Other professional offices shall have one space for each employee, plus one space for each 250 square feet of net office space or part thereof.
(d) 
Restaurants, taverns and inns shall have one space for each three seats, plus one space for each two employees.
(e) 
Private clubs shall have at least one space for 100 square feet of gross floor space.
(f) 
Publicly owned or operated buildings and uses, such as a library, museum or post office, shall have at least one space for each 100 square feet of gross floor space for each three seats whichever is greater.
(g) 
Residential uses: RSIS standards.
(h) 
For uses not listed above, required parking spaces shall be according to the category which most nearly approximates each particular use as determined by the Planning Board.
(i) 
The parking requirements for professional or other office uses shall be met within 100 feet of the site. The Planning Board shall review all off-street parking plans as provided in the Site Plan Review Ordinance,[2] but in no case shall off-street parking be provided off site without Planning Board approval, nor shall parking standards be less than those specified in the off-street parking requirements of the Borough of Ridgefield.
[2]
Editor's Note: See Part 4, Site Plan Review, of this chapter.
F. 
Loading requirements.
(1) 
Off-street loading requirements. For any building erected hereafter in the C Commercial Zone, off-street loading spaces shall be provided in such amount and manner that all loading and unloading operations will be conducted entirely within the boundaries of the lot concerned, and no vehicle or conveyance shall in any manner use public streets, sidewalks or rights-of-way for loading or unloading operations, other than for ingress and egress to the lot. Every office structure in excess of 20,000 square feet of gross floor area shall provide, at the side or rear of the structure, a minimum of one off-street loading space, 15 feet by 30 feet, subject to Planning Board approval. There shall be no loading or unloading from the street in the C Commercial Zone District.
(2) 
Screening of parking and loading areas. In the C Commercial Zone, all parking areas and loading and unloading areas in conjunction with an office or business use shall be screened from adjacent residential districts and parks by a hedge, fence or wall at least six feet in height or other protective device as approved by the Planning Board.
G. 
Signs.
(1) 
All signs in the C Commercial Zone District shall be in full compliance with the requirements of § 390-18, this section and all other sign ordinances of the Borough of Ridgefield; however, the sign requirements shall be read together and the requirements shall be construed in the most restrictive manner.
(2) 
Billboards or off-site advertising signs shall be prohibited in the C Commercial Zone. For purposes of this section, a "billboard" shall be defined as a commercial advertising sign or structure which advertises a business, product or service not on or offered on the premises on which the subject is located.
(3) 
No site plan shall be approved where a preexisting billboard is to remain after redevelopment.
(4) 
Where a building is set back from the street line a distance of 20 feet or more, not more than one freestanding ground sign containing a total surface display area of not more than 18 square feet may be erected. Such ground signs shall not be more than 12 feet above the center-line grade elevation of the nearest street and shall only be located in the front yard.
H. 
Supplemental regulations.
(1) 
Landscaped open space area. In order to provide for much needed pervious areas for drainage purposes in the C Commercial Zone District, a minimum of 10% of total lot areas shall be maintained in lawns, gardens or buffer strips, subject to site plan approval.
(2) 
Planted buffer strip. Where a lot in a C Commercial Zone District abuts a lot in any residential district, there shall be provided along such lot lines on such business lot a planted buffer strip at least 10 feet wide, and said strip shall not be utilized for roadway or parking and shall be landscaped and planted so as to create an effective evergreen visual screen.
(3) 
Sight rights.
(a) 
Visibility at intersections. On a corner lot in any C Commercial Zone District, nothing shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow in such a manner as to materially impede vision between a height of 2 1/2 feet and 10 feet above the center-line grades of the intersecting streets in the area bounded by the street lines of such corner lots and a line joining points along said line 30 feet from the point of intersection, nor shall a principal structure be located less than 20 feet from the side street line. All sight rights, where applicable, shall be subject to County of Bergen and Department of Transportation approvals.
(4) 
Site plan approval. Site development plan approval in accordance with Part 4, Site Plan Review, of this chapter shall be required prior to the issuance of building permits for the erection of all permitted and conditionally permitted uses and structures. Such approval shall also be required prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for a change of use of a permitted or conditionally permitted use.
I. 
Regulations regarding certain uses.
(1) 
Gun shops. Businesses which offer for sale or rental guns, rifles, ammunition for guns and rifles and other weaponry must meet the following conditions and standards:
(a) 
Said businesses may not be located within 100 feet of the property of any public or private school.
(b) 
Such businesses may not be located within 100 feet of the property of any church, synagogue or other house of worship.
(c) 
If the business is located within 1,000 feet of a public or private school, church, synagogue or other house of worship, or within 1,000 feet of residential zone, then said business may not display pictures or other depictions of guns, rifles, ammunition or other weaponry so as to be visible to pedestrians or passersby from the street, sidewalk or other public way adjacent to the premises.
(d) 
The guns, rifles, ammunition and other weaponry are stored and maintained in cases, containers, or display cases that are locked and secured by devices that are suitable for same.
(e) 
Site plan approval is received from the Planning Board.
[Added 9-23-1991 by Ord. No. 1452]
A. 
Objectives. It is the purpose of the O-5-MR Office Mid-Rise Zone District to provide for the development and redevelopment needs of an industrial area for modern new office and laboratory uses, especially when a greater building height will permit proper off-street parking. It is also the purpose of this zone to provide certain development bonuses in consideration of the developer's agreement to contribute to the production of lower-income housing in satisfaction of Ridgefield Borough's affordable housing obligation under N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 5:92.
B. 
Applicability of E Light Manufacturing Zone. This zone shall be subject to all of the provisions applicable to the E Zone (§ 390-40) as of September 23, 1991, except insofar as those provisions are modified by Subsection C of this section to § 390-39.5; provided, however, that the uses permitted in the E Light Manufacturing Zone are not to be construed as permitted uses in this zone. In the event of any inconsistencies between § 390-40 and this section, the provisions of this section shall control. Any amendments to the E Zone after September 23, 1991, shall be inapplicable to this zone.
[Amended 2-23-2004 by Ord. No. 1852]
C. 
Maximum square footage. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, the maximum total square footage of gross floor area in this zone shall equal the amount of existing square footage of gross floor area as of the date of adoption of this section, plus any additional square feet of gross floor area as may be permitted only under this section.
D. 
Additional permitted uses. In the O-5-MR Office Mid-Rise Zone District, in addition to the existing permitted uses as specified in § 390-40, no building or premises shall be used and no building or part of a building shall be erected, constructed or altered which shall be arranged, intended or designed to be used for any purpose other than the following uses:
(1) 
Professional, business, computer data processing, finance and governmental offices.
(2) 
Banks, savings-and-loan institutions, mortgage company offices, brokerage houses and other financial institutions.
(3) 
Restaurants. Restaurants and other eating and drinking establishments wherein food and drink are consumed within the principal building. Such uses shall not be interpreted to include and are hereby defined to exclude drive-in restaurants or refreshment stands, commonly called "fast-food" establishments, including but not limited to snack bars, dairy bars, hamburger stands or hot dog stands or similar uses where customers and patrons are served food, soft drinks or ice cream primarily for their immediate consumption outside the confines of the building or structure in which the business is conducted.
(4) 
Laboratories and related offices engaged in research or product testing. Product fabrication or assembly may be conducted in conjunction with research or product testing only and shall not include the preparation of goods for sale on the premises.
(5) 
Multistory garage structures.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(6), dealing with permitted uses at the time of rezoning, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 11-29-1994 by Ord. No. 1519.
E. 
Conditionally permitted uses.
(1) 
Indoor places of recreation, including theaters, bowling alleys, auditoriums and buildings to serve as meeting halls or club rooms for nonprofit veterans' or fraternal associations fully and legally chartered or organized under the law of the State of New Jersey or of the United States of America.
(2) 
Public utilities and public services, including but not limited to railway or bus stations, telegraph offices, express offices and post offices.
F. 
Permitted accessory uses.
(1) 
Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to the principal permitted use.
(2) 
Signs.
(3) 
Parking decks and garages to house motor vehicles and delivery trucks or other commercial vehicles when accessory to a permitted use.
G. 
Prohibited uses.
(1) 
Structures exceeding five stories or 60 feet in height.
(2) 
Automotive uses.
(3) 
Car wash establishments.
(4) 
Mixed uses, where there is more than one use on the premises.
(5) 
Residential uses.
(6) 
Fabricating, assembling or manufacturing.
(7) 
Wholesaling or warehousing.
(8) 
Pool rooms, billiard rooms or parlors as defined in Ordinance No. 723, adopted on May 21, 1963,[2] and so-called "teenage lounges, dance halls, establishments and/or clubs for minors, operated for commercial gain or profit.
[2]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 306, Poolrooms.
(9) 
Fast-food establishments, including but not limited to drive-in restaurants; snack bars, dairy bars, hamburger, hot dog, root beer or ice cream stands; and diners and lunch wagons.
(10) 
Truck terminals.
(11) 
Used or new car dealerships.
H. 
Area and yard requirements: permitted uses.
Lot
E Light Manufacturing Zone
Additional Permitted Uses
Minimum area
7,500 square feet
25,000 square feet
Maximum coverage, building and pavement
---
80%
Maximum lot coverage by building
---
70%
Minimum lot coverage by building
60%
---
Width
65 feet
200 feet
Depth
---
100 feet
Front yard setback
65 feet
25 feet
Side yard abutting another zone
---
20 feet
Side yard width
1 side yard
7 feet
---
2 side yards
15 feet
---
Rear yard
10 feet
20 feet
Rear yard abutting another zone
---
30 feet
Off-street parking
See § 390-19. 1 space for each 300 square feet of office space or part thereof, except as speci- fied under Sub- section J of this section
Minimum landscaped area
---
20%
Structure
E Light Manufacturing Zone
Additional Permitted Uses
Height, principal structure
Stories*
2
5
Feet
35 feet
60 feet
Accessory buildings
Height
30 feet
60 feet
Notes:
*Parking levels used exclusively for the storage of motor vehicles shall not be counted as part of the number of stories permitted.
I. 
Area and yard requirements: conditionally permitted uses.
(1) 
Theaters, auditoriums and places of assembly.
(2) 
Public utilities and public services:
(a) 
Maximum lot coverage, building and pavement: 70%.
(b) 
Minimum landscaped area: 30%.
(3) 
Off-street parking requirements for all conditionally permitted uses shall be provided on site.
J. 
Off-street parking requirements. Front yard parking in the O-5-MR Office Mid-Rise Zone shall be prohibited.
(1) 
Offices.
(a) 
Business and governmental offices shall have one space for each 300 square feet of net office space.
(b) 
Medical or dental practitioner's office. Each office shall provide at least five spaces for each professional person occupying or using each office, plus an additional space for each employee, on site.
(c) 
Other professional offices shall have one space for each employee, plus one space for each 250 square feet of net office space or part thereof.
(2) 
Private clubs shall have at least one space for 100 square feet of gross floor space or one space for each three seats, whichever is greater.
(3) 
Publicly owned or operated buildings and uses, such as a library, museum or post office, shall have at least one space for each 100 square feet of gross floor space.
(4) 
Restaurants, taverns and inns shall have one space for each three seats, plus one space for each two employees.
(5) 
Theaters, auditoriums and other similar places of public assembly including houses of worship shall have at least one space for each three seats or similar accommodations provided.
(6) 
For uses not listed above, required parking spaces shall be according to the category which most nearly approximates each particular use as determined by the Planning Board.
(7) 
The parking requirements for professional or other office uses shall be met within 200 feet of the site. The Planning Board shall review all off-street parking plans as provided in the Site Plan Review Ordinance,[3] but in no case shall off-street parking be provided off site without Planning Board approval, nor shall parking standards be less than those specified in the off-street parking requirements of the Borough of Ridgefield.
[3]
Editor's Note: See Part 4, Site Plan Review, of this chapter.
K. 
Off-street loading requirements. For any building erected hereafter in the O-5-MR Office Mid-Rise Zone, off-street loading space shall be provided in such amount and manner that all loading and unloading operations, which will be conducted entirely within the boundaries of the lot concerned, and no vehicle or conveyance shall in any manner use public streets, sidewalks or rights-of-way for loading or unloading operations, other than for ingress and egress to the lot. Every office structure in excess of 20,000 square feet of gross floor area shall provide, at the side or rear of the structure, a minimum of one off-street loading space, fifteen by thirty (15 x 30) feet, subject to Planning Board approval. There shall be no loading or unloading from the street in the O-5-MR Office Mid-Rise Zone District.
L. 
Screening of parking and loading areas. In the O-5-MR Office Mid-Rise Zone, all parking areas and loading and unloading areas in conjunction with an office or business use shall be screened from adjacent residential districts and parks by a hedge, fence or wall at least six feet in height or other protective device as approved by the Planning Board.
M. 
Signs.
(1) 
All signs in the O-5 MR Office Mid-Rise Zone District shall be in full compliance with the requirements of § 390-18, this section and all other sign ordinances of the Borough of Ridgefield; however, the sign requirements shall be read together and the requirements shall be construed in the most restrictive manner.
(2) 
Billboards or off-site advertising signs shall be prohibited in the O-5-MR Office Mid-Rise Zone. For purposes of this section, a "billboard" shall be defined as a commercial advertising sign or structure which advertises a business, product or service not on or offered on the premises on which the subject sign is located.
(3) 
No site plan shall be approved where a preexisting billboard is to remain after redevelopment.
(4) 
Where a building is set back from the street line a distance of 25 feet or more, not more than one freestanding ground sign containing a total surface display area of not more than 30 square feet may be erected. Such ground signs shall not be more than 12 feet above the center-line grade elevation of the nearest street and shall only be located in the front yard.
N. 
Landscaped open space area. In order to provide for much needed pervious areas for drainage purposes in the O-5-MR Office Mid-Rise Zone District, a minimum of 20% of total lot areas shall be maintained in lawns, gardens or buffer strips, subject to site plan approval.
O. 
Planted buffer strip. Where a lot in an O-5-MR Office Mid-Rise Zone District abuts a lot in any residential district, there shall be provided along such lot lines on such business lot a planted buffer strip at least equal to the width or depth of that required in the residential district, but in no case shall such yard be smaller than that required for the district in which such lot is located, and in said yard a strip of 20 feet abutting the residential district shall not be utilized for roadway or parking and shall be landscaped and planted so as to create an effective evergreen visual screen.
P. 
Sight rights.
(1) 
Visibility at intersections. On a corner lot in any O-5-MR Office Mid-Rise Zone District, nothing shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow in such a manner as to materially impede vision between a height of two and one-half (2 1/2) feet and 10 feet above the center-line grades of the intersecting streets in the area bounded by the street lines of such corner lots and a line joining points along said line 30 feet from the point of intersection, nor shall a principal structure be located less than 20 feet from the side street line. All sight rights, where applicable, shall be subject to County of Bergen and/or Department of Transportation approvals.
Q. 
Site plan approval. Site development plan approval in accordance with Part 4, Site Plan Review, of this chapter shall be required prior to the issuance of building permits for the erection of all permitted and conditionally permitted uses and structures. Such approval shall also be required prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for a change of use of a permitted or conditionally permitted use.
[Added 9-23-1991 by Ord. No. 1452; 11-29-1994 by Ord. No. 1519; 2-23-2004 by Ord. No. 1852; 6-22-2015 by Ord. No. 2282]
A. 
Objectives. It is the purpose of the O-7-MR Office Mid-Rise Zone District to provide for the development and redevelopment needs of an industrial area for modern new office, laboratory, and light industrial uses, especially when a greater building height will permit proper off-street parking.
B. 
Permitted uses. In the O-7-MR Office Mid-Rise Zone District, no building or premises shall be used and no building or part of a building shall be erected, constructed or altered which shall be arranged, intended or designed to be used for any purpose other than the following uses:
(1) 
Professional, business, computer data processing, finance and governmental offices.
(2) 
Banks, savings-and-loan institutions, mortgage company offices, brokerage houses and other financial institutions.
(3) 
Restaurants. Restaurants and other eating and drinking establishments wherein food and drink are consumed within the principal building. Such uses shall not be interpreted to include and are hereby defined to exclude drive-in restaurants or refreshment stands, commonly called "fast-food" establishments, including but not limited to snack bars, dairy bars, hamburger stands or hot dog stands or similar uses where customers and patrons are served food, soft drinks or ice cream primarily for their immediate consumption outside the confines of the building or structure in which the business is conducted.
(4) 
Laboratories and related offices engaged in research or product testing. Product fabrication or assembly may be conducted in conjunction with research or product testing only and shall not include the preparation of goods for sale on the premises. Any modifications to approved plans shall be subject to Department of Health and/or Fire Department reviews and approval.
(5) 
Research laboratories or office space which is combined with a warehouse and for the distribution of products, provided that the office use or research laboratory counts for a minimum of 50% of the total floor area. Any modifications to approved plans shall be subject to Department of Health and/or Fire Department review and approval.
(6) 
Multistory garage structures.
(7) 
Warehouse distribution centers and storage facilities, which may include the assembling or other handling and processing of materials and products.
C. 
Conditionally permitted uses.
(1) 
Indoor places of recreation, including theaters, bowling alleys, auditoriums and buildings to serve as meeting halls or club rooms for nonprofit veterans' or fraternal associations fully and legally chartered or organized under the law of the State of New Jersey or of the United States of America.
(2) 
Public utilities and public services, including but not limited to railway or bus stations, telegraph offices, express offices and post offices.
D. 
Permitted accessory uses.
(1) 
Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to the principal permitted use.
(2) 
Signs.
(3) 
Parking decks and garages to house motor vehicles and delivery trucks or other commercial vehicles when accessory to a permitted use.
E. 
Prohibited uses.
(1) 
Structures exceeding seven stories or 90 feet in height.
(2) 
Automotive uses.
(3) 
Car wash establishments.
(4) 
Mixed uses, where there is more than one use on the premises.
(5) 
Residential uses.
(6) 
Fabricating, assembling or manufacturing.
(7) 
Pool rooms, billiard rooms or parlors as defined in Ordinance No. 723, adopted on May 21, 1963,[1] and so-called "teenage" lounges, dance halls, establishments and/or clubs for minors, operated for commercial gain or profit.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 306, Poolrooms.
(8) 
Fast-food establishments including but not limited to drive-in restaurants; snack bars, dairy bars, hamburger, hot dog, root beer or ice cream stands; and diners and lunch wagons.
(9) 
Truck terminals.
(10) 
Used or new car dealerships.
F. 
Area and yard requirements:
Lot
Permitted Uses
Minimum area
40,000 square feet
Maximum coverage, building and pavement
75%
Maximum lot coverage by building
60%
Minimum lot coverage by building
-----
Width
200 feet
Depth
100 feet
Front yard setback
35 feet
Side yard abutting another zone
35 feet
Side yard width
1 side yard
35 feet
2 side yards
35 feet
Rear yard
40 feet
Rear yard abutting another zone
50 feet
Off-street parking
1 space for each 300 square feet of office space or part thereof, except as specified in § 390-39.5H
Minimum landscaped area
50 feet
Structure
Height, principal structure
Stories*
7
Feet
90 feet
Accessory buildings
Height
60 feet
NOTES:
*
Parking levels used exclusively for the storage of motor vehicles shall not be counted as part of the number of stories permitted.
G. 
Area and yard requirements: conditionally permitted uses.
(1) 
Theaters, auditoriums and places of assembly.
(2) 
Public utilities and public services:
(a) 
Maximum lot coverage, building and pavement: 70%.
(b) 
Minimum landscaped area: 30%.
(3) 
Off-street parking requirements for all conditionally permitted uses shall be provided on site.
H. 
Front yard parking in the O-7-MR Office Mid-Rise Zone shall be prohibited.
(1) 
Offices.
(a) 
Business and governmental offices shall have one space for each 300 square feet of net office space.
(b) 
Medical or dental practitioner's office. Each office shall provide at least five spaces for each professional person occupying or using each office, plus an additional space for each employee, on site.
(c) 
Other professional offices shall have one space for each 250 square feet of net office space or part thereof.
(2) 
Private clubs shall have at least one space for 100 square feet of gross floor space or one space for each three seats, whichever is greater.
(3) 
Publicly owned or operated buildings and uses, such as a library, museum or post office, shall have at least one space for each 100 square feet of gross floor space.
(4) 
Restaurants, taverns and inns shall have one space for each three seats, plus one space for each two employees.
(5) 
Theaters, auditoriums and other similar places of public assembly including houses of worship shall have at least one space for each three seats or similar accommodation provided.
(6) 
For uses not listed above, required parking spaces shall be according to the category which most nearly approximates each particular use as determined by the Planning Board.
(7) 
The parking requirements for professional or other office uses shall be met within 200 feet of the site. The Planning Board shall review all off-street parking plans as provided in the Site Plan Review Ordinance[2] but in no case shall off-street parking be provided off site without Planning Board approval, nor shall parking standards be less than those specified in the off-street parking requirements of the Borough of Ridgefield.
[2]
Editor's Note: See Part 4, Site Plan Review, of this chapter.
I. 
Off-street loading requirements. For any building erected hereafter in the O-7-MR Office Mid-Rise Zone, off-street loading space shall be provided in such amount and manner that all loading and unloading operations will be conducted entirely within the boundaries of the lot concerned, and no vehicle or conveyance shall in any manner use public streets, sidewalks or rights-of-way for loading or unloading operations, other than for ingress and egress to the lot. Every office structure in excess of 20,000 square feet of gross floor area shall provide, at the side or rear of the structure, a minimum of one off-street loading space, 15 feet by 30 feet, subject to Planning Board approval. There shall be no loading or unloading from the street in the O-7-MR Office Mid-Rise Zone District.
J. 
Screening of parking and loading areas. In the O-7-MR Office Mid-Rise Zone, all parking areas and loading and unloading areas in conjunction with an office or business use shall be screened from adjacent residential districts and parks by a hedge, fence or wall at least six feet in height or other protective device as approved by the Planning Board.
K. 
Signs.
(1) 
All signs in the O-7-MR Office Mid-Rise Zone District shall be in full compliance with the requirements of § 390-18; however, the sign requirements shall be read together and these requirements shall be construed in the most restrictive manner.
(2) 
Billboards or off-site advertising signs shall be prohibited in the O-7-MR Office Mid-Rise Zone. For purposes of this section, a "billboard" shall be defined as a commercial advertising sign or structure which advertises a business, product or service not on or offered on the premises on which the subject sign is located.
(3) 
No site plan shall be approved where a preexisting billboard is to remain after redevelopment.
(4) 
Section 390-18E(7) shall apply to facade signs of each building in the O-7 Zone, including those above two stories in height, provided that no such facade sign shall exceed 36 feet in height measured from the finished floor elevation of the applicable building.
L. 
Landscaped open space area. In order to provide for much needed pervious areas for drainage purposes in the O-7-MR Office Mid-Rise Zone District, a minimum of 20% of total lot areas shall be maintained in lawns, gardens or buffer strips, subject to site plan approval.
M. 
Planted buffer strip. Where a lot in an O-7-MR Office Mid-Rise Zone District abuts a lot in any residential district, there shall be provided along such lot lines on such business lot a planted buffer strip at least equal to the width or depth of that required in the residential district, but in no case shall such yard be smaller than that required for the district in which such lot is located, and in said yard a strip of 20 feet abutting the residential district shall not be utilized for roadway or parking and shall be landscaped and planted so as to create an effective evergreen and visual screen.
N. 
Sight rights.
(1) 
Visibility at intersections. On a corner lot in any O-7-MR Office Mid-Rise Zone District, nothing shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow in such a manner as to materially impede vision between a height of 2 1/2 feet and 10 feet above the center-line grades of the intersecting streets in the area bounded by the street lines of such corner lots and a line joining points along said line 30 feet from the point of intersection, nor shall a principal structure be located less than 20 feet from the side street line. All sight rights, where applicable, shall be subject to County of Bergen and/or Department of Transportation approvals.
O. 
Site plan approval. Site development plan approval in accordance with Part 4, Site Plan Review, of this chapter shall be required prior to the issuance of building permits for the erection of all permitted and conditionally permitted uses and structures. Such approval shall also be required prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for a change of use of a permitted or conditionally permitted use.
[Added 9-23-1991 by Ord. No. 1452]
A. 
Objectives. It is the purpose of the C-H Commercial and Hotel Zone District to provide for the development and redevelopment needs and potentials of the area which is near the bridgehead on the north side of Route 46 and is bounded by Overpeck Creek and Palisades Park. This area is effectively separated from the rest of the body of the Borough by the heavy traffic volumes of Route 46. Further, this area, because of its geographic location in relationship to the intersection of regional highways, is deemed to be in a good location for commercial/high-rise hotel-motel, conference center and office uses. It is also the purpose of this zone to provide certain development bonuses in consideration of the developer's agreement to contribute to the production of lower-income housing in satisfaction of Ridgefield Borough's affordable housing obligation under N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 5:92, and as may be subsequently amended.
B. 
Applicability of E Light Manufacturing Zone. This zone shall be subject to all of the provisions applicable to the E Zone (§ 390-40) as of September 23, 1991, except insofar as those provisions are modified by Subsections C through R and § 390-39.9. In the event of any inconsistencies between § 390-40 and this section, the provisions of this section shall control. Any amendments to the E Zone after September 23, 1991, shall be inapplicable to this zone.
C. 
Maximum square footage. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, the maximum total square footage of gross floor area in this zone shall equal the amount of existing square footage of gross floor area as of the date of adoption of this section, plus any additional square feet of gross floor area as may be permitted only under this section.
D. 
Additional permitted uses. In the C-H Commercial and Hotel Zone District, in addition to the existing permitted uses as specified in § 390-40, no building or premises shall be used and no building or part of a building shall be erected, constructed or altered which shall be arranged, intended or designed to be used for any purpose other than the following uses:
(1) 
High-rise hotels, motels and conference centers.
(2) 
High-rise professional, business, computer data processing, finance and governmental offices.
(3) 
Multistory garage structures.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(4), dealing with permitted uses at the time of rezoning, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 11-29-1994 by Ord. No. 1519.
E. 
Conditionally permitted uses. Indoor places of recreation, including theaters, bowling alleys, auditoriums, meeting halls or club rooms for nonprofit veterans' or fraternal associations fully and legally chartered or organized under the law of the State of New Jersey or of the United States of America.
F. 
Permitted accessory uses.
(1) 
Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to the principal permitted use.
(2) 
Signs.
(3) 
Parking decks and garages when accessory to a permitted use.
G. 
Prohibited uses.
(1) 
Structures exceeding 12 stories or 130 feet in height.
(2) 
Fast-food establishments, including but not limited to drive-in restaurants; snack bars, dairy bars, hamburger, hot dog, root beer or ice cream stands; and diners and lunch wagons.
(3) 
Used or new car dealerships.
H. 
Area and yard requirements: permitted uses.
Lot
E Light Manufacturing Zone
Additional Permitted Uses
Minimum area
7,500 square feet
60,000 square feet
Maximum coverage, building and pavement
---
70%
Maximum lot coverage by building
---
40%
Minimum lot coverage by building
60%
---
Width
65 feet
200 feet
Depth
---
100 feet
Front yard setback
65 feet
40 feet
Side yard abutting another zone
---
30 feet
Side yard width
1 side yard
7 feet
---
2 side yards
15 feet
---
Rear yard
10 feet
30 feet
Off-street parking
See § 390-19
Hotels and motels, 1 space per guest bedroom, plus 1 space for each 2 employees. For restaurant parking see Subsection J of this section, 1 space for each 300 square feet of office space or part thereof, except as specified under Subsection J of this section.
Minimum landscaped area
---
30%
Structure
E Light Manufacturing Zone
Additional Permitted Uses
Height principal structure
Stories*
2
12
Feet
35 feet
130 feet
Accessory buildings
Height
30 feet
60 feet
Notes:
*Parking levels used exclusively for the storage of motor vehicles shall not be counted as part of the number of stories permitted.
I. 
Area and yard requirements: conditionally permitted uses.
(1) 
Theaters, auditoriums and places of assembly; maximum lot coverage, building and pavement: 60%.
(2) 
Off-street parking requirements for all conditionally permitted uses shall be provided on site.
J. 
Off-street parking requirements. Front yard parking in the C-H Commercial and Hotel Zone shall be prohibited.
(1) 
Offices.
(a) 
Business and governmental offices shall have one space for each 300 square feet of net office space.
(b) 
Medical or dental practitioner's office. Each office shall provide at least five spaces for each professional person occupying or using each office, plus an additional space for each employee, on site.
(c) 
Other professional offices shall have one space for each employee, plus one space for each 250 square feet of net office space or part thereof.
(2) 
Restaurants, taverns and inns shall have one space for each three seats, plus one space for each two employees.
(3) 
Conference centers, auditoriums, theaters and other similar places of public assembly shall have at least one space for each three seats or similar vantage accommodation provided.
(4) 
For uses not listed above, required parking spaces shall be according to the category which most nearly approximates each particular use as determined by the Planning Board.
(5) 
In the C-H Commercial and Hotel Zone, all off-street parking requirements shall be accommodated on site.
K. 
Off-street loading requirements. For any building erected hereafter in the C-H Commercial and Hotel Zone, off-street loading space shall be provided in such amount and manner that all loading and unloading operations will be conducted entirely within the boundaries of the lot concerned, and no vehicle or conveyance shall in any manner use public streets, sidewalks or rights-of-way for loading or unloading operations, other than for ingress and egress to the lot. Every hotel, motel or office structure in excess of 20,000 square feet of gross floor area shall provide, at the side or rear of the structure, a minimum of one off-street loading space, fifteen by thirty (15 x 30) feet, subject to Planning Board approval.
L. 
Screening of parking and loading areas. In the C-H Commercial and Hotel Zone all parking areas and loading and unloading areas in conjunction with a hotel, motel or office use shall be screened from adjacent residential districts and parks by a hedge, fence or wall at least six feet in height or other protective device as approved by the Planning Board.
M. 
Signs.
(1) 
All signs in the C-H Commercial and Hotel Zone District shall be in full compliance with the requirements of § 390-18, this section and all other sign ordinances of the Borough of Ridgefield; however, the sign requirements shall be read together and these requirements shall be construed in the most restrictive manner.
(2) 
Billboards or off-site advertising signs shall be prohibited in the C-H Commercial and Hotel Zone. For purposes of this section, a "billboard" shall be defined as a commercial advertising sign or structure which advertises a business, product or service not on or offered on the premises on which the subject sign is located.
(3) 
No site plan shall be approved where a preexisting billboard is to remain after redevelopment.
(4) 
Where a hotel, motel or office building is set back from the street line a distance of 40 feet or more, not more than one freestanding ground sign containing a total surface display area of not more than 30 square feet may be erected. Such ground signs shall not be more than 12 feet above the center-line grade elevation of the nearest street and shall only be located in the front yard.
N. 
Conditionally permitted signs.
(1) 
Objective. It is the purpose of the conditionally permitted signs to provide reasonably adequate and equitable visibility for identification signs where, because of unusual height or other unique site characteristics, the literal interpretation of § 390-18 or other sign control provisions of the Ridgefield Borough ordinances would create undue hardship.
(2) 
Where permitted. Conditionally permitted signs shall be permitted only in the C-H Commercial and Hotel Zone, and in the OMH Office/Mid-Rise Hotel Zone Districts whenever the permitted height of buildings exceeds a height of 80 feet.
(3) 
Signs in Districts C-H and OMH.
(a) 
Except as hereinafter provided, there shall be no more than one sign per building frontage, with an aggregate area per frontage not to exceed one square foot for every one linear foot of the respective street frontage.
(b) 
Additional canopy and marquee signs shall be permitted, provided that the area of said signs, together with the area of other signs on the same frontage, shall not exceed the aggregate area as permitted in Subsection N(3)(a) above.
(4) 
Directional signs. On-site directional signs shall not exceed six square feet in size and shall not exceed the aggregate sign area as permitted in Subsection N(3)(a) above.
O. 
Landscaped open space area. In order to provide for much needed pervious areas for drainage purposes in the C-H Commercial and Hotel Zone District, a minimum of 30% of total lot areas shall be maintained in lawns, gardens or buffer strips, subject to site plan approval and Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission (HMDC) approval, if required.
P. 
Planted buffer strip. Where a lot in a C-H Commercial and Hotel Zone District abuts a lot in any residential district, there shall be provided along such lot lines on such business lot a planted buffer strip at least equal to the width or depth of that required in the residential district, but in no case shall such yard be smaller than that required for the district in which such lot is located, and in said yard a strip of 20 feet abutting the residential district shall not be utilized for roadway or parking and shall be landscaped and planted so as to create an effective evergreen visual screen.
Q. 
Sight rights.
(1) 
Visibility at intersections. On a corner lot in any C-H Commercial and Hotel Zone District, nothing shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow in such a manner as to materially impede vision between a height of two and one-half (2 1/2) feet and 10 feet above the center-line grades of the intersecting streets in the area bounded by the street lines of such corner lots and a line joining points along said line 30 feet from the point of intersection, nor shall a principal structure be located less than 40 feet from the side street line. All sight rights, where applicable, shall be subject to County of Bergen and/or Department of Transportation approvals.
R. 
Site plan approval. Site development plan approval in accordance with Part 4, Site Plan Review, of this chapter shall be required prior to the issuance of building permits for the erection of all permitted and conditionally permitted uses and structures. Such approval shall also be required prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for a change of use of a permitted or conditionally permitted use.
[Added  9-23-1991 by Ord. No. 1452]
A. 
Objectives. It is the purpose of the OMH Office/Mid-Rise Hotel Zone District to provide for the development and redevelopment needs of an industrial area for modern new office, laboratory and hotel uses, especially when a greater building height will permit proper off-street parking.
[Amended 10-15-2013 by Ord. No. 2237]
B. 
Applicability of E Light Manufacturing Zone. This zone shall be subject to all of the provisions applicable to the E Zone (§ 390-40) as of September 23, 1991, except insofar as those provisions are modified by Subsections C through Q of this section and § 390-39.6. The uses permitted in the E Light Manufacturing Zone shall be permitted uses in this zone. In the event of any inconsistencies between § 390-40 and this section, the provision of this section shall control. Any amendments to the E Zone after September 23, 1991, shall be inapplicable to this zone.
[Amended  2-23-2004 by Ord. No. 1852; 10-15-2013 by Ord. No. 2237]
C. 
Maximum square footage. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, the maximum total square footage of gross floor area in this zone shall equal the amount of existing square footage of gross floor area as of the date of adoption of this section, plus any additional square feet of gross floor area as may be permitted only under this section.
D. 
Additional permitted uses. In the OMH Office/Mid-Rise Hotel Zone District, in addition to the existing permitted uses as specified in § 390-40, no building or premises shall be used and no building or part of a building shall be erected, constructed or altered which shall be arranged, intended or designed to be used for any purpose other than the following uses:
(1) 
Mid-rise hotels, motels and conference centers, not to exceed seven stories in height.
(2) 
Mid-rise professional, business, computer data processing, finance and governmental office buildings, not to exceed seven stories in height.
(3) 
Banks, savings-and-loan institutions, mortgage company offices, brokerage houses and other financial institutions.
(4) 
Restaurants. Restaurants and other eating and drinking establishments wherein food and drink are consumed within the principal building. Such uses shall not be interpreted to include and are hereby defined to exclude drive-in restaurants or refreshment stands, commonly called "fast-food" establishments, including, but not limited to snack bars, dairy bars, hamburger stands or hot dog stands or similar uses where customers and patrons are served food, soft drinks or ice cream primarily for their immediate consumption outside the confines of the building or structure in which the business is conducted.
(5) 
Laboratories and related offices engaged in research or product testing. Product fabrication or assembly may be conducted in conjunction with research or product testing only and shall not include the preparation of goods for sale on the premises. Any modifications to approved plans shall be subject to Department of Health and/or Fire Department review and approval.
(6) 
Research laboratories or office space which is combined with a warehouse and/or the distribution of products, provided that the office use or research laboratory counts for a minimum of 50% of the total floor area. Any modifications to approved plans shall be subject to Department of Health and/or Fire Department review and approval.
(7) 
Multistory garage structures.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(8), dealing with permitted uses at the time of rezoning, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 11-29-1994 by Ord. No. 1519.
E. 
Conditionally permitted uses.
(1) 
Indoor places of recreation, including theaters, bowling alleys, auditoriums and buildings to serve as meeting halls or club rooms for nonprofit veterans' or fraternal associations fully and legally chartered or organized under the law of the State of New Jersey or of the United States of America.
(2) 
Public utilities and public services, including but not limited to railway or bus stations, telegraph offices, express offices and post offices.
F. 
Permitted accessory uses.
(1) 
Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to the principal permitted use.
(2) 
Signs.
(3) 
Parking decks and garages to house motor vehicles and delivery trucks or other commercial vehicles when accessory to a permitted use.
G. 
Prohibited uses.
[Amended 10-15-2013 by Ord. No. 2237]
(1) 
Structures exceeding seven stories or 90 feet in height.
(2) 
Automotive uses.
(3) 
Car wash establishments.
(4) 
Residential uses.
(5) 
Poolrooms, billiard rooms or parlors as defined in Ordinance No. 723, adopted on May 21, 1963,[2] and so-called "teenage" lounges, dance halls, establishments and/or clubs for minors, operated for commercial gain or profit.
[2]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 306, Poolrooms.
(6) 
Fast-food establishments, including but not limited to drive-in restaurants; snack bars, dairy bars, hamburger, hot dog, root beer or ice cream stands; and diners and lunch wagons.
(7) 
Truck terminals.
(8) 
Used and new car dealerships.
H. 
Area and yard requirements: permitted uses.
Lot
E Light Manufacturing Zone
Additional Permitted Uses
Minimum area
7,500 square feet
40,000 square feet
Maximum coverage, building and pavement
---
75%
Maximum lot coverage by building
---
60%
Minimum lot coverage by building
60%
---
Width
65 feet
200 feet
Depth
---
100 feet
Front yard setback
25 feet
35 feet
Side yard abutting another zone
---
35 feet
Side yard width
1 side yard
7 feet
---
2 side yards
15 feet
---
Rear yard
10 feet
40 feet
Rear yard abutting another zone
---
50 feet
Off-street parking
See § 390-19
Hotels and motels, 1 space per guest bedroom, plus 1 space for each 2 employees; 1 space for each 300 square feet of office space or part thereof, except as specified under Subsection J of this section
Minimum landscaped area
---
25%
Structure
E Light Manufacturing Zone
Additional Permitted Uses
Height, principal structure
Stories*
2
7
Feet
35 feet
90 feet
Accessory buildings
Height
30 feet
60 feet
Notes:
*Parking levels used exclusively for the storage of motor vehicles shall not be counted as part of the number of stories permitted.
I. 
Area and yard requirements: conditionally permitted uses.
(1) 
Theaters, auditoriums and places of assembly.
(2) 
Public utilities and public services.
(a) 
Maximum lot coverage building and pavement: 70%.
(b) 
Minimum landscaped area: 30%.
(3) 
Off-street parking requirements for all conditionally permitted uses shall be provided on site.
J. 
Off-street parking requirements. Front yard parking in the OMH Office/Mid-Rise Hotel Zone shall be prohibited.
(1) 
Offices.
(a) 
Business and governmental offices shall have one space for each 300 square feet of net office space.
(b) 
Medical or dental practitioner's office. Each office shall provide at least five spaces for each professional person occupying or using each office, plus an additional space for each employee, on site.
(c) 
Other professional offices shall have one space for each employee, plus one space for each 250 square feet of net office space or part thereof.
(2) 
Private clubs shall have at least one space for 100 square feet of gross floor space or one space for each three seats, whichever is greater.
(3) 
Publicly owned or operated buildings and uses, such as a library, museum or post office, shall have at least one space for each 100 square feet of gross floor space.
(4) 
Restaurants, taverns and inns shall have one space for each three seats, plus one space for each two employees.
(5) 
Theaters, auditoriums and other similar places of public assembly shall have at least one space for each three seats or similar vantage accommodation provided.
(6) 
For uses not listed above, required parking spaces shall be according to the category which most nearly approximates each particular use as determined by the Planning Board.
(7) 
In the OMH Office/Mid-Rise Hotel Zone, all off-street parking requirements shall be accommodated on site.
K. 
Off-street loading requirements. For any building erected hereafter in the OMH Office/Mid-Rise Hotel Zone, off-street loading space shall be provided in such amount and manner that all loading and unloading operations will be conducted entirely within the boundaries of the lot concerned, and no vehicle or conveyance shall in any manner use public streets, sidewalks or rights-of-way for loading or unloading operations, other than for ingress and egress to the lot. Every office structure in excess of 20,000 square feet of gross floor area shall provide, at the side or rear of the structure, a minimum of one off-street loading space, fifteen by thirty (15 x 30) feet, subject to Planning Board Approval. There shall be no loading or unloading from the street in the OMH Office/Mid-Rise Hotel Zone District.
L. 
In the OMH Office/Mid-Rise Hotel Zone, all parking areas and loading and unloading areas in conjunction with an office or business use shall be screened from adjacent residential districts and parks by a hedge, fence or wall at least six feet in height or other protective device as approved by the Planning Board.
M. 
Signs.
(1) 
All signs in the OMH Office/Mid-Rise Hotel Zone district shall be in full compliance with the requirements of § 390-18, this section and all other sign ordinances of the Borough of Ridgefield; however, the sign requirements shall be read together and these requirements shall be construed in the most restrictive manner.
(2) 
Billboards or off-site advertising signs shall be prohibited in the OMH Office/Mid-Rise Hotel Zone. For purposes of this section, a "billboard" shall be defined as a commercial advertising sign or structure which advertises a business, product or service not on or offered on the premises on which the subject sign is located.
(3) 
No site plan shall be approved where a preexisting billboard is to remain after redevelopment.
(4) 
Where a building, hotel or motel is set back from the street line a distance of 25 feet or more, not more than one freestanding ground sign containing a total surface display area of not more than 30 square feet may be erected. Such ground signs shall not be more than 12 feet above the center-line grade elevation of the nearest street and shall only be located in the front yard.
N. 
Conditionally permitted signs.
(1) 
Objective. It is the purpose of the conditionally permitted signs to provide reasonably adequate and equitable visibility for identification signs where, because of unusual height or other unique site characteristics, the literal interpretation of § 390-18 or other sign control provisions of the Ridgefield Borough ordinances would create undue hardship.
(2) 
Where permitted. Conditionally permitted signs shall be permitted only in the C-H Commercial and Hotel Zone, and in the OMH Office/Mid-Rise Hotel Zone districts whenever the permitted height of buildings exceeds a height of 80 feet.
(3) 
Signs in Districts C-H and OMH.
(a) 
Except as hereinafter provided, there shall be no more than one sign per building frontage, with an aggregate area per frontage not to exceed one square foot for every one linear foot of the respective street frontage.
(b) 
Additional canopy and marquee signs shall be permitted, provided that the area of said signs, together with the area of other signs on the same frontage, shall not exceed the aggregate area as permitted in Subsection N(3)(a) above.
(4) 
Directional signs. On-site directional signs shall not exceed six square feet in size and shall not exceed the aggregate sign area as permitted in Subsection N(3)(a) above.
O. 
Landscaped open space area. In order to provide for much needed pervious areas for drainage purposes in the OMH Office/Mid-Rise Hotel Zone District, a minimum of 20% of total lot areas shall be maintained in lawns, gardens or buffer strips, subject to site plan approval and Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission (HMDC) approval, if required.
P. 
Planted buffer strip. Where a lot in an OMH Office/Mid-Rise Hotel Zone District abuts a lot in any residential district, there shall be provided along such lot lines on such business lot a planted buffer strip at least equal to the width or depth of that required in the residential district, but in no case shall such yard be smaller than that required for the district in which such lot is located, and in said yard a strip of 20 feet abutting the residential district shall not be utilized for roadway or parking and shall be landscaped and planted so as to create an effective evergreen visual screen.
Q. 
Sight rights.
(1) 
Visibility at intersections. On a corner lot in any OMH Office/Mid-Rise Hotel Zone District, nothing shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow in such a manner as to materially impede vision between a height of two and one-half (2 1/2) feet and 10 feet above the center-line grades of the intersecting streets in the area bounded by the street lines of such corner lots and a line joining points along said line 30 feet from the point of intersection, nor shall a principal structure be located less than 20 feet from the side street line. All sight rights, where applicable, shall be subject to County of Bergen and/or Department of Transportation approvals.
R. 
Site plan approval. Site development plan approval in accordance with Part 4, Site Plan Review, of this chapter shall be required prior to the issuance of building permits for the erection of all permitted and conditionally permitted uses and structures. Such approval shall also be required prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for a change of use of a permitted or conditionally permitted use.
[Added 9-23-1991 by Ord. No. 1452]
A. 
Objectives. It is the purpose of the NB Neighborhood Business Zone District to provide for the development and redevelopment needs of the generally one-lot-deep commercial cluster areas so zoned in such a manner as to encourage containment and curb the further extension of commercial uses into abutting and nearby residential areas and to provide for the customary convenient shopping needs of the Ridgefield Borough residential neighborhoods.
B. 
Permitted uses. In the NB Neighborhood Business Zone District, no building or premises shall be used and no building or part of a building shall be erected, constructed or altered which shall be arranged, intended or designed to be used for any purpose other than the following uses:
(1) 
Local business activities which may include shops or stores for retail merchandising, provided that there is no fabricating, manufacturing, converting, altering or assembling of articles except as incidental to the particular retail trade to be conducted, such as bakeries and butcher stores; bookstores and magazine stores; delicatessens; drugstores; grocery stores; and restaurants.
(2) 
Local service activities shall include personal service establishments such as barbershops and beauty parlors; tailors; dressmakers; coin-operated laundries; dry cleaners; shoe repairs; television and radio repairs; taverns; music and dancing schools; art galleries; and art studios.
(3) 
Office buildings, including banks; savings-and-loan institutions; professional, business and government offices; offices of physicians, dentists, lawyers, architects, engineers, accountants and real estate and insurance brokers; and post office.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection B(4), dealing with permitted uses at the time of rezoning, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 11-29-1994 by Ord. No. 1519.
C. 
Conditionally permitted uses: none.
D. 
Permitted accessory uses.
(1) 
Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to the principal permitted use.
(2) 
Signs.
(3) 
Garages to house delivery trucks or other commercial vehicles only when accessory to a commercial use.
E. 
Prohibited uses. Any uses other than those uses permitted by Subsections A through D of this section shall be prohibited. Without in any way limiting the generality and prohibition of this subsection, nothing contained in this section shall be construed to permit any of the following uses in any NB Neighborhood Business District:
(1) 
All multifamily residential uses.
(2) 
Community shopping centers.
(3) 
Regional shopping centers.
(4) 
Drive-in restaurants or refreshment stands, commonly called "fast-food" establishments, including but not limited to snack bars, dairy bars, hamburger stands or hot dog stands or similar uses where customers and patrons are served food, soft drinks or ice cream primarily for their immediate consumption outside the confines of the building or structure in which the business is conducted.
F. 
Area and yard requirements: permitted uses.
Lot
Minimum area
5,000 square feet
Maximum lot coverage, building and pavement
65%
Maximum lot coverage by building
40%
Width
50 feet
Depth
100 feet
Front yard setback
20 feet
Side yard abutting a residential zone
20 feet
All other side yards
10 feet
Rear yard abutting a residential zone
20 feet
All other rear yards
5 feet
Off-street parking
1 space for each 250 square feet of office space or part thereof, except as specified under Subsection H
Minimum landscaped area
20%
Structure
Height, principal structure
Stories
2
Feet
30
Height, accessory buildings:
Feet
15
G. 
Area and yard requirements, conditionally permitted uses: none.
H. 
Off-street parking requirements.
(1) 
Commercial or personal service establishments.
(a) 
Drugstores, grocery stores and food markets shall have one space per 150 square feet of gross floor area.
(b) 
Delicatessens and bakeries shall have one space per 250 square feet of gross floor area.
(c) 
Barbershops and beauty shops shall have three spaces for each beautician and barber or one space for each 150 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater.
(d) 
Other commercial or personal service uses not specifically listed elsewhere in this section shall have one space for each 200 square feet of gross first-floor area, plus one space for each 300 square feet of additional gross floor area.
(2) 
Taverns and inns shall have one space for each three seats, plus one space for each two employees.
(3) 
Private clubs shall have at least one space for 100 square feet of gross floor space and one space for each three seats.
(4) 
For uses not listed above, required parking spaces shall be according to the category which most nearly approximates each particular use as determined by the Planning Board.
I. 
Off-street loading requirements. For any building erected hereafter in the NB Neighborhood Business Zone, off-street loading space shall be provided in such amount and manner that all loading and unloading operations will be conducted entirely within the boundaries of the lot concerned. Every structure in excess of 20,000 square feet of gross floor area shall provide, at the side or rear of the structure, a minimum of one off-street loading space, fifteen by thirty (15 x 30) feet, subject to Planning Board approval.
J. 
Screening of parking and loading areas. In the NB Neighborhood Business Zone, all parking areas and loading and unloading areas in conjunction with an office or business use shall be screened from adjacent residential districts and parks by a hedge, fence or wall at least six feet in height or other protective device as approved by the Planning Board.
K. 
Signs.
(1) 
All signs in the NB Neighborhood Business Zone district shall be in full compliance with the requirements of § 390-18, this section and all other sign ordinances of the Borough of Ridgefield; however, the sign requirements shall be read together and these requirements shall be construed in the most restrictive manner.
(2) 
Billboards or off-site advertising signs shall be prohibited in the NB Neighborhood Business Zone. For purposes of this section, a "billboard" shall be defined as a commercial advertising sign or structure which advertises a business, product or service not on or offered on the premises on which subject sign is located.
(3) 
No site plan shall be approved where a preexisting billboard is to remain after redevelopment.
(4) 
Where a building is set back from the street line a distance of 20 feet or more, not more than one freestanding ground sign containing a total surface display area of not more than 18 square feet may be erected. Such ground signs shall not be more than 12 feet above the center-line grade elevation of the nearest street and shall only be located in the front yard.
L. 
Landscaped open space area. In order to provide for much needed pervious areas for drainage purposes in the NB Neighborhood Business Zone District, a minimum of 10% of total lot areas shall be maintained in lawns, gardens or buffer strips, subject to site plan approval.
M. 
Planted buffer strip. Where a lot in an NB Neighborhood Business Zone District abuts a lot in any residential district, there shall be provided along such lot lines on such business lot a planted buffer strip at least 10 feet wide, and said strip shall not be utilized for roadway or parking and shall be landscaped and planted so as to create an effective evergreen visual screen.
N. 
Sight rights.
(1) 
Visibility at intersections. On a corner lot in any NB Neighborhood Business Zone District, nothing shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow in such a manner as to materially impede vision between a height of two and one-half (2 1/2) feet and 10 feet above the center-line grades of the intersecting streets in the area bounded by the street lines of such corner lots and a line joining points along said line 30 feet from the point of intersection, nor shall a principal structure be located less than 20 feet from the side street line. All sight rights, where applicable, shall be subject to County of Bergen and/or Department of Transportation approvals.
O. 
Site plan approval. Site development plan approval in accordance with Part 4, Site Plan Review, of this chapter shall be required prior to the issuance of building permits for the erection of all permitted and conditionally permitted uses and structures. Such approval shall also be required prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for a change of use of a permitted or conditionally permitted use.
[Added 9-23-1991 by Ord. No. 1452; amended 11-29-1994 by Ord. No. 1519; 12-14-2020 by Ord. No. 2397]
A. 
Objectives.
(1) 
Objectives. It is the purpose of the MF Medium Density Multifamily Zone District to provide for the construction of moderate- and low-income housing in satisfaction of Ridgefield Borough's affordable housing obligation under N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 5:92, and as hereinafter may be amended.
B. 
Applicability.
(1) 
The following parcels, identified by block and lot, shall be zoned as indicated, and the Borough of Ridgefield Zoning Map shall be amended as necessary in accordance therewith:
Block 1601, Lot 2
Block 1801, Lot 1
(2) 
All developments are subject to the Borough's Affordable Housing Ordinance, § 115-1, et seq., regarding affirmative marketing, bedroom distribution, accessibility requirements, maximum rents and sale prices, occupancy standards, deed restrictions, and phasing.
(3) 
To the greatest extent possible, affordable housing units being provided within inclusionary developments shall be disbursed throughout inclusionary developments and shall be located within buildings designed to be architecturally indistinguishable from the market-rate units otherwise being constructed within the development. To that end, the scale, massing, roof pitch and architectural detailing (such as the selection of exterior materials, doors, windows, etc.) of the buildings containing the affordable housing units shall be similar to and compatible with that of the market-rate units.
C. 
Uses.
(1) 
Permitted uses.
(a) 
Multifamily residential apartments with a minimum of 20% set-aside for affordable housing.
(b) 
Uses permitted in the underlying zoning district.
(2) 
Conditionally permitted uses.
(a) 
Townhouse clusters with a minimum of a 15% set-aside for rental affordable housing and 20% set-aside for for-sale housing. For purposes of this section, a "townhouse dwelling" shall be defined as follows:
DWELLING, TOWNHOUSE
A one-family dwelling in a row of at least three such units in which no unit is located over another unit, and which is designed for or occupied by no more than one family or household and attached to other similar buildings or structures by not more than two party walls extending from the foundation to the roof and providing two direct means of access from the outside. Furthermore, each such dwelling unit shall be provided with cooking, sleeping and sanitary facilities for the use of each family or household of the townhouse. For the purpose of this Part 1, a "townhouse" may include a building or structure in a fee simple, condominium, cooperative or leasehold ownership or any combination thereof.
(3) 
Permitted accessory uses.
(a) 
Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to the principal permitted use.
(b) 
Signs.
(4) 
Prohibited uses.
(a) 
Structures exceeding three stories or 35 feet in height.
(b) 
Nonresidential uses.
D. 
Bulk regulations.
(1) 
Multifamily apartments.
(a) 
Minimum lot area: 40,000 square feet.
(b) 
Minimum front yard: 20 feet.
(c) 
Minimum side yard-one/both: 20 feet/35 feet.
(d) 
Minimum rear yard: 35 feet.
(e) 
Maximum building coverage: 60%.
(f) 
Maximum impervious coverage: 80%.
(g) 
Maximum building height: three residential stories/35 feet.
(h) 
Density - Block 1801, Lot 1: 30 du/ac.
(i) 
Minimum landscaped area: 15%.
(j) 
Required buffer: A plated buffer strip, 20 feet in width, creating an effective visual screen, consisting of two rows of staggered evergreen trees, minimum six feet high, planted 15 feet on center, planted 15 feet on center, shall be required wherever an MF Medium Density Multifamily Zone use abuts other than a townhouse or garden apartment use.
(2) 
Townhouses.
(a) 
Minimum lot area: 20,000 square feet.
(b) 
Minimum front yard: 25 feet.
(c) 
Minimum side yard-one/both: 15 feet/25 feet.
(d) 
Minimum rear yard: 30 feet.
(e) 
Maximum building coverage: 38%.
(f) 
Maximum imprervious coverage: 45%.
(g) 
Maximum building height: three residential stories/35 feet.
(h) 
Density.
[1] 
Block 1601, Lot 2: 25 du/ac.
[2] 
Block 1801, Lot 1: 30 du/ac.
(i) 
Minimum landscaped area: 25%.
(j) 
Required buffer. A plated buffer strip, 20 feet in width, creating an effective visual screen, consisting of two rows of staggered evergreen trees, minimum six feet high, planted 15 feet on center, planted 15 feet on center, shall be required wherever an MF Medium Density Multifamily Zone use abuts other than a townhouse or garden apartment use.
E. 
Supplemental regulations.
(1) 
Multifamily building requirements. In an MF Medium Density Multifamily Zone, the following miscellaneous regulations shall apply.
(a) 
Apartments.
[1] 
The maximum length of structures shall be 200 feet.
[2] 
Garden apartment structures should be grouped in clusters, with architectural design consistent in each cluster.
[3] 
Recreation facilities, such as swimming pools and tennis courts, should be encouraged but carefully located to avoid problems of noise, light and similar nuisance elements affecting residential units. They shall be located not less than 50 feet from any boundary.
[4] 
No front yard shall be used for service such as clothes drying and/or outdoor storage.
[5] 
Where a lot in an MF Medium Density Multifamily Zone used for townhouses or garden apartments abuts a residential zone, there shall be provided along such abutting lot line in the MF Zone a landscaped strip not less than 15 feet in width or depth, which strip shall not be utilized for roadway or parking and which shall be so planted as to form an effective visual screen.
[6] 
All utilities and their service lines, including electric and telephone, shall be installed underground and subject to approval of the appropriate utility. Wherever the utility is not installed in a public right-of-way, an appropriate utility easement shall be provided.
[7] 
All streetlights and all lighting along pedestrian walks and in parking areas shall be shaded and installed on ornamental standards of the appropriate utility. They shall be of a style and design compatible with the nature and design of the project and shall be approved by the Planning Board and the utility company.
[8] 
Adequate provision shall be made for the storage, recycling and removal of garbage, which shall be at the sole cost and expense of the owner.
[9] 
Adequate provision shall be made for snow removal on all sidewalks, streets, roads, driveways and parking areas within the project, which shall be at the sole cost and expense of the owner.
[10] 
Each dwelling unit in the MF Medium Density Multifamily Zone shall be air conditioned by an air-conditioning system with separate thermostats in each unit or, in the alternative, at least two window air conditioners shall be installed in each dwelling unit, which shall not project outward more than one inch beyond the face of the wall of the building in which they are installed.
[11] 
Provision shall be made for a master television antenna, and no individual antenna shall be permitted on the exterior of any building.
[12] 
All residential buildings within the project shall be designed and constructed with a soundproofing barrier between adjoining units, both horizontally and vertically.
(b) 
Townhouses.
[1] 
Maximum of eight units in a single row. Minimum width of unit, 18 feet. Offset of four feet between every two units.
[2] 
Townhouses should be grouped in clusters, with a maximum of 30 per cluster. Private parking areas should be located near the entrances and outdoor living areas or patios adjoining open space or paths leading to open space.
[3] 
End units should have at least a ten-foot side yard.
[4] 
Townhouses in each cluster should be consistent in terms of architectural style and major design elements such as materials, windows, rooflines, roof designs, etc. Design approval shall rest with the Planning Board.
[5] 
All townhouse units in a building shall be completely separated from all other dwelling units in the same building by a fire wall subject to the requirements of the BOCA Code.
[6] 
Adequate safe and sanitary provisions shall be made for the recycling and storage of solid waste and garbage in compliance with all applicable ordinance requirements of the Borough of Ridgefield.
[7] 
All townhouse buildings within a project shall be designed and constructed with a soundproofing barrier between adjoining units.
[8] 
Guest parking of one space for every six units shall be required, at a minimum, nine-by-sixteen-foot stall sizes.
(c) 
Off-street parking.
[1] 
Each off-street parking space shall be nine feet by 18 feet.
[2] 
All parking areas shall be designed for 90° parking, with aisles having a minimum width of 24 feet.
[3] 
Front yard parking shall be prohibited.
[4] 
The minimum distance from any off-street parking space to the exterior wall of the nearest multifamily structure shall be six feet.
[5] 
1% of the total number of parking spaces, but in no event fewer than one space at a location in the parking area, must accommodate the physically handicapped. Such spaces shall be provided between such parking spaces and the building to permit access to the building by handicapped persons. Whenever there are more than one handicapped person residing in the residential complex, the respective owners may petition the Planning Board for a modification to the original site plan, thus permitting additional handicapped parking facilities.
[6] 
Each space or group of parking spaces shall be identified with a clearly visible sign displaying the international symbol of access and the following wording: "Reserved for physically handicapped," in accordance with State of New Jersey statutes controlling handicapped parking areas.
[7] 
Such parking spaces shall be located, whenever possible, so that handicapped persons shall not be compelled to walk behind parked cars. Curb ramps shall be provided between the parking area and adjoining sidewalks.
F. 
Signs.
(1) 
Signage shall be subject to the requirements of § 390-18 of this chapter.
G. 
Parking and loading.
(1) 
Parking: subject to applicable Residential Site Improvement Standards (RSIS) and § 390-19 of this chapter. RSIS standards shall superseded any residential parking standards.
(2) 
Loading shall be subject to the requirements of § 390-20 of this chapter.
(3) 
Structured parking is permitted. The number of parking stories shall not be counted towards the number of stories permitted, as long as the number of above-ground parking stories does not exceed two stories.
[Added 12-14-2020 by Ord. No. 2396]
A. 
Objectives.
(1) 
To provide a realistic opportunity for affordable housing development.
B. 
Applicability.
(1) 
The following parcels, identified by block and lot, shall be zoned as indicated, and the Borough of Ridgefield Zoning Map shall be amended as necessary in accordance therewith:
Block 503, Lot 1.
(2) 
Affordable housing units being constructed on site shall meet the requirements of Ridgefield's Affordable Housing Ordinance and shall be in conformance with COAH's third round rules at N.J.A.C. 5:94-1 et seq., and the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls at N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq., including, but not limited to requirements regarding phasing schedule, controls on affordability, low-/moderate-income split, heating source, maximum rent and/or sales price, affordability average, bedroom distribution and affirmative marketing.
(3) 
To the greatest extent possible, affordable housing units being provided within inclusionary developments shall be disbursed throughout inclusionary developments and shall be located within buildings designed to be architecturally indistinguishable from the market-rate units otherwise being constructed within the development. To that end, the scale, massing, roof pitch and architectural detailing (such as the selection of exterior materials, doors, windows, etc.) of the buildings containing the affordable housing units shall be similar to and compatible with that of the market-rate units.
C. 
Uses.
(1) 
Permitted uses.
(a) 
Multifamily residential with a minimum of 20% set aside for affordable housing.
(b) 
All uses in the underlying OMH District subject to the provisions of § 390-39.7.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
(a) 
All customary accessory uses.
D. 
Bulk regulations.
(1) 
Minimum lot area: 40,000 square feet.
(2) 
Minimum front yard: 15 feet.
(3) 
Minimum side yard: 15 feet.
(4) 
Minimum rear yard: 15 feet.
(5) 
Maximum building coverage: 70%.
(6) 
Maximum impervious coverage: 80%.
(7) 
Maximum building height: seven residential stories/80 feet.
(8) 
Density: 35 du/ac.
(9) 
Minimum landscaped area: 20%.
E. 
Signs.
(1) 
Signage shall be subject to the requirements of § 390-18 of this chapter.
F. 
Parking and loading.
(1) 
Parking: subject to applicable Residential Site Improvement Standards (RSIS) and § 390-19 of this chapter. RSIS standards shall superseded any residential parking standards.
(2) 
Loading shall be subject to the requirements of § 390-20 of this chapter.
(3) 
Structured parking is permitted. The number of parking stories shall not be counted towards the number of stories permitted, as long as the number of aboveground parking stories does not exceed two stories.
[9-9-1985 by Ord. No. 1294; 2-11-1986 by Ord. No. 1300; 10-23-1989 by Ord. No. 1384; 2-28-2022 by Ord. No. 2425; 12-9-2024 by Ord. No. 2503]
A. 
The following uses are permitted in District E:
(1) 
All nonresidential uses permitted in District D.
(2) 
Fabrication, assembling or other processing of materials, including but not limited to:
(a) 
Light machinery, such as cash registers, typewriters and other office machines:
(b) 
Metal products, such as baby carriages, toys, bicycles and metal furniture.
(c) 
Paper products, such as boxes, cabinets, furniture and toys.
(d) 
Food and related industries, such as bakeries, food processing, packaging and bottling, food manufacturing, including ice cream and nonalcoholic beverages.
(3) 
Laboratories, such as biological, chemical, dental, electronic and pharmaceutical.
(4) 
Other industrial uses, including but not limited to the manufacture of thread and yarn, sporting goods, jewelry, cosmetics and leather goods, except curing, tanning and finishing of hides.
(5) 
Warehousing, storage or other handling of materials within a completely enclosed building.
(6) 
Accessory uses and structures customarily incident to and on the same lot with a permitted use.
(7) 
Cannabis Establishments Permitted. The Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 of the six marketplace classes of licensed businesses established by the Act[1], including Class 1, cannabis cultivation, Class 2, cannabis manufacturing, and Class 3, cannabis wholesaling, shall be permitted uses by and within the E Light Manufacturing Zoning District by and within the Borough of Ridgefield.
(a) 
Number of licenses. No more than two of each class of license shall be permitted within the E Light Manufacturing Zoning District and within the Borough of Ridgefield.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 24:6I-31 et seq.
B. 
The following uses are permitted in District E, subject to additional requirements; special exceptions are as follows:
(1) 
Construction contracting and other uses requiring outdoor storage of building and other materials.
(2) 
Automotive service stations; repair garages.
(3) 
Coal, lumber and fuel storage yards.
(4) 
Smoke shops, provided that no smoke shop shall be within 300 feet of any dwelling or residential zone district boundary, nor any public park or recreation facility, public or private school, house of worship, or other municipally owned or not-for-profit gathering place for minors or adults younger than 21 years old.
C. 
The following regulations apply to District E:
(1) 
Minimum lot size: 7,500 square feet.
(2) 
Minimum lot width: 65 feet.
(3) 
Minimum front yard depth: 25 feet.
(4) 
Minimum rear yard depth: 10 feet.
(5) 
Minimum width of one side yard: seven feet.
(6) 
Minimum width of two side yards: 15 feet.
(7) 
Minimum coverage by all buildings: 60%.
(8) 
Maximum height of principal building: 35 feet, not to exceed two stories.
(9) 
Maximum height of accessory building: 30 feet.
D. 
Notwithstanding any of the above, the following uses shall not be permitted in District E:
(1) 
Truck terminals.
(2) 
Used car lots.
A. 
The following uses are permitted in District F:
(1) 
Offices for executive or administrative purposes.
(2) 
Scientific or research laboratories, including incidental pilot plants in connection therewith.
(3) 
The manufacture, fabrication, assembling or other processing of equipment or the storage and handling of materials or equipment within a completely enclosed building.
(4) 
Post offices; financial institutions.
(5) 
Public utilities and public services, including but not limited to railway or bus stations, telegraph offices, express offices, pumping stations, metering stations and electrical generating plants.
B. 
The following uses are permitted in District F subject to additional requirements; special exceptions are as follows:
(1) 
Construction contracting and other uses requiring outdoor storage of building and other materials.
(2) 
Automotive service stations; repair garages.
(3) 
Coal, lumber and fuel storage yards.
C. 
The following regulations apply to District F:
(1) 
Minimum front yard depth: 25 feet.
(2) 
Minimum rear yard depth: 10 feet.
(3) 
Minimum width of one side yard: two feet for five feet in height of the structure, but in no case less than 30 feet.
(4) 
Minimum width of two side yards: four feet for each five feet in height of the structure, but in no case less than 30 feet.
(5) 
Maximum coverage by all buildings: 50%, except that 65% is permitted where all required off-street parking is provided within structures or on roofs of structures.
(6) 
Maximum height of principal buildings: 35 feet, not to exceed two stories.
[Amended 9-9-1985 by Ord. No. 1294]
(7) 
Maximum height of accessory buildings: 30 feet.
D. 
Notwithstanding any of the above, the following uses shall not be permitted in District F:
(1) 
Truck terminals.
(2) 
Used car lots.
E. 
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, a public utility and public service shall not be construed to embrace railroad sidings, terminals or delivery points or any part of the operation of a common carrier where freight is received or shipped. The presence of motor vehicles, whether new or secondhand, on a platform, ramp, switching yard, carrier, trailer-truck, assembly yard or other area awaiting transshipment or pickup and delivery for a period exceeding 12 hours shall constitute storage and shall not be deemed an accessory use.
[Amended 2-27-2006 by Ord. No. 1977]
District G presently encompasses lands solely owned by the municipality which are used for public and/or governmental purposes.
A. 
In the event that the municipality shall determine that there is no further public need for said lands and shall divest itself of ownership, any residential use permitted in District A, B or C shall be permitted as of right in accordance with the regulations of the use so proposed as if located in District A, B or C.
B. 
In the event that the municipality shall determine that there is no further public need for said lands and shall divest itself of ownership, senior citizens housing may be permitted as a conditional use in accordance with the following regulations set forth below specifically pertaining to senior citizens housing located in District G.
C. 
Senior Citizens Housing located in District G. As used in this section "senior citizens housing" means residential development principally consisting of dwelling units intended and operated for permanent occupancy of persons with a minimum age of at least 55 years, where occupancy shall be restricted by covenant so that at least 80% of the total number of dwelling units are permanently occupied by at least one person who is 55 years of age or older and no permanent resident shall be under the age of 18, in accordance with applicable provisions specified for housing for older persons by the Federal Fair Housing Act, as may be amended from time to time.
(1) 
Purpose. The purpose of permitting senior citizens housing in District G as a conditionally permitted use is to provide for the customary needs of senior citizens residing in moderate-density multifamily housing and to provide for and encourage the construction of housing affordable to low- and moderate-income households by requiring on-site construction of affordable housing in compliance with growth share requirements implemented by the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing permitting (COAH) and by also permitting a density bonus conditioned upon the agreement to set aside at least 20% of the units built for low- and moderate-income households.
(2) 
Conditional use standards. Senior citizens housing shall comply with all of the following conditional use standards (standards pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67):
(a) 
The subject property shall have a minimum uninterrupted and continuous street frontage of 400 feet along an improved county road.
(b) 
The subject property shall have a minimum lot area of two acres.
(3) 
Area and yard regulations. Senior citizens housing shall comply with all of the regulations set forth in the following table of area and yard regulations (pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-65):
Table of Area and Yard Regulations
Regulation
Required
Lot
Minimum lot width
350 feet
Minimum lot depth
250 feet
Minimum Front yard setback, principal or accessory structures
20 feet
All other yards, minimum principal structure
50 feet
All other yards, minimum accessory structure
20 feet
Maximum building coverage
35%
Minimum landscaped area
35%
Maximum residential density
26 dwelling units per acre, including affordable housing set-aside
Principal dwelling structure
Maximum height*
Stories
3
Height
55 feet
Accessory structure
Maximum height
20 feet
*Where a covered parking deck/garage is provided in either a basement or at or near grade, such level shall not be included in the maximum number of stories, provided no dwellings are situated at such level. The height of such a parking deck/garage shall be included in the calculation of building height.
(4) 
Supplementary bulk/zoning regulations. Senior citizens housing shall comply with all of the following bulk zoning regulations (pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-65):
(a) 
Required buffer. Where a senior citizens housing development directly abuts a lot devoted to a use other than a senior citizens housing development, there shall be provided on site along such abutting lot line a naturalized landscaped buffer strip not less than 20 feet in width, which strip shall not be utilized for roadways, driveways, parking or accessory structures and which shall be vegetated with a naturalized planting to be approved as part of the site plan review process.
(b) 
Off-street parking spaces. The minimum number of parking spaces shall be required as specified by New Jersey Residential Site Improvement Standards (RSIS). Alternative parking standards may be accepted if the applicant demonstrates that the proposed parking standard better reflects local conditions and household characteristics.
(c) 
Parking space location. Front yard parking shall be prohibited. No parking space shall be permitted within the minimum required front yard setback area.
(5) 
Design standards. Subdivision and site plan applications submitted in furtherance of an active-adult multifamily residential community shall comply with all of the following design standards:
(a) 
Required community facilities. Senior citizens housing developments shall be required to provide an indoor community room and outdoor community facilities (passive and/or active) such as but not limited to shuffleboard, croquet, bocce court, formal plaza, outdoor benches, chess tables and/or other similar recreational facilities as approved by the reviewing board of jurisdiction, subject to the following requirements:
[1] 
The minimum floor area of an indoor community room shall be at least 50 square feet per one dwelling unit proposed.
[2] 
The minimum lot area of common outdoor facilities, contiguous or noncontiguous shall be at least 50 square feet per one dwelling unit proposed.
[3] 
Except for outdoor seating, no land area devoted to a common outdoor community facility shall be closer than 20 feet to any lot line.
(b) 
Vehicular circulation shall comply with RSIS. Parking space dimensions, parking angles, driveway, street and aisle widths, etc. shall be in accordance with RSIS. Pavement details shall also be in accordance with RSIS.
(c) 
Parking garage. A parking garage is permitted as an accessory use, either as a detached structure or as an integral component of the principal structure. The facade of a parking garage structure shall primarily consist of the same exterior building materials that are used as the veneer of the principal residential structure.
(d) 
Facilities for pedestrians and vehicles. Pedestrian sidewalks and amenities shall be provided in such locations, including entrances, exits and activity nodes where normal pedestrian traffic will occur. At a minimum, sidewalks shall be required along the same side of an improved public street that is adjacent to the senior citizens housing and from the public street to the main entrance of the principal structure. Construction details shall be in accordance with the RSIS.
(e) 
Outdoor storage. No outdoor storage shall be permitted except for solid waste containers, which shall be suitably fenced and landscaped.
(f) 
Storm sewers and other utilities. No stormwater runoff shall be diverted so as to overload existing drainage systems (natural or man-made) or create the need for additional drainage structures on other private properties or public lands without adequate provision for off-tract improvements to accommodate the condition(s).
[1] 
All drainage and utilities shall be in accordance with applicable standards of the RSIS.
[2] 
All utilities, including electrical, shall be underground.
(g) 
Due consideration shall be given in planning walks, ramps and driveways to prevent slipping or stumbling; and handrails and ample places for rest shall be provided. Gradients of walks shall not exceed 5%. Outdoor areas available to the residents shall permit older persons to move about without danger and with minimum effort. The project design shall be functional and provide for the safety, health and general welfare of occupants of this age group.
(h) 
Individually secured storage space for the occupants' use and storage space for equipment and supplies for the project operation and maintenance shall be provided in suitable locations within the project.
(i) 
Adequate facilities shall be provided for the storage and removal of trash, garbage and recycling materials, the removal of snow, and for general maintenance of the project.
(6) 
Mandatory set-asides. It is the explicit intention of this section that the provisions concerning mandatory set-asides shall be irrevocable for all developments. None of the requirements of the mandatory set-asides shall be waived, modified, altered or diminished by any municipal body having jurisdiction over subdivision site plan and other similar reviews and approvals. All such boards shall require strict compliance.
(a) 
Definition. A "mandatory set-aside" is a requirement that developers include a minimum amount of low-income housing in their projects. [So. Burlington County N.A.A.C.P. v. Mount Laurel Twp. 92 N.J. 158 (1983).]
(b) 
Minimum mandatory set-aside. The developer shall be required to provide affordable housing at the ratio of at least one affordable unit for every eight new market-rate residential units proposed in accordance with growth share obligation methodologies implemented by COAH.
[1] 
The affordable housing requirement shall be rounded to the hundredth decimal place.
[2] 
For any fractional unit of an affordable housing obligation, the developer may be allowed to satisfy that fractional obligation of less than one unit or fractional obligation falling between whole numbers through the payment in lieu of construction. The dollar amount of a payment in lieu of construction for satisfaction of a fractional obligation shall be pro-rata in accordance with the cost specified in the Borough's growth share ordinance, or only in the event that the Borough has not adopted a growth share ordinance, the pro-rata cost shall be negotiated between the Borough and the developer.
[3] 
Except for a fractional unit of obligation, the provision of the required number of affordable units shall be met only through on-site construction. With approval by the Borough, a builder or developer may round up a fractional obligation to provide solely on-site construction.
(c) 
Residential density bonus for 20% set-aside. If a developer elects to provide a twenty-percent or greater inclusionary affordable housing set-aside entirely on site then the developer shall be entitled to a residential density bonus in accordance with the following bonus provisions:
[1] 
This bonus density provision shall only be permitted for on-site construction of the affordable housing units.
[2] 
The maximum residential density specified in the Table of Area and Yard Regulations may be increased to no greater than 36 dwelling units per acre, including the affordable housing set-aside.
[3] 
The maximum number of stories specified in the Table of Area and Yard Regulations may be increased to no greater than four stories.
[4] 
The maximum dwelling structure height specified in the Table of Area and Yard Regulations may be increased to no greater than 65 feet.
(d) 
Incomplete application. Development applications deficient in the above-described mandatory set-asides shall be deemed incomplete and shall not be considered by any review board of the Borough of Ridgefield.
(e) 
Required information. Every development applicant shall be required to submit a proposed Affordable Housing Production Plan (AHPP) at the time the application is made. The AHPP shall be a condition of the "completeness" determination.
[1] 
Architectural floor plans and elevations of typical set-aside units signed and sealed by an architect duly registered in the State of New Jersey.
[2] 
Proposed rental or sales data, affordability average, bedroom distribution, occupancy standards and/or other pertinent data required to reasonably assure that the proposal will comply with all applicable rules including but not limited to Uniform Housing Affordability Controls (N.J.A.C. 5:80-26) and COAH's Procedural and Substantive Rules.
[3] 
Staging and scheduling. The application for development shall contain appropriate staging and development schedules of construction which will assure the contemporaneous development and construction of the set-aside units along with the market units in accordance with COAH's rules.
(f) 
Miscellaneous.
[1] 
The affordable housing set-aside shall conform to all of COAH's Procedural and Substantive Rules and all such other rules and regulations as may be applicable.
[2] 
The Board shall require that the applicant or successor-in-interest shall comply with the terms of this section. The manner and method of compliance with the section shall be set forth in the Board's resolution of approval or shall be set forth in a written developer's agreement between the applicant and the Borough of Ridgefield, which developer's agreement must be approved and executed before any building permit is issued.
[3] 
It shall be the developer's responsibility, at its sole cost and expense, to contract with a COAH-approved and Borough-designated experienced entity for the initial and ongoing administration of the controls on affordability so as to ensure full COAH compliance. The designated administrative entity shall, by February 1 of each year and as needed throughout the year, file with the Borough Clerk of the Borough of Ridgefield such certifications, reports and/or monitoring forms as may be required by COAH to verify the continuing compliance of each affordable unit with COAH's Rules.
A. 
In Districts A, B, C and D, a three-foot side and rear yard shall be required for accessory buildings. In Districts E and F, a five-foot side and rear yard shall be required for accessory buildings.
B. 
The minimum side yard provision shall not apply to the buildings or structures necessary or incidental to governmental functions of the Borough, of the Board of Education, county or state or United States or buildings used for religious worship. However, in such cases, a minimum side yard of two feet shall be required.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection C, which immediately followed this subsection and provided for distance requirements of buildings from waterways, was deleted 10-23-1989 by Ord. No. 1384.