Clifton, NJ Building Setbacks & Zoning: Lot Coverage Limits (2026)

designated for the district in which such building or space is located," and for most districts that percentage is printed in the Schedule of Regulations attachment kept on file with the City Clerk rather than spelled out in the ordinance text. The Planned Development No. 1(A) (PD-1(A)) District is one of the few districts where Chapter 461 states its bulk limits outright: § 461-13J, added in 1995 by Ordinance No. 5770-95, lists retail shops, service establishments, offices, financial institutions and restaurants (with no alcohol sales) as permitted uses, then fixes Subsection (6) at "Maximum lot coverage shall be 60%" and Subsection (7) at a two-story maximum height.

"Lot coverage" is defined at § 461-64 as "that portion of a lot covered by the largest floor area of all structures, both principal and accessory," so the 60% ceiling is measured against building footprint, not driveways or parking. Other districts print different figures directly in the code text: the Planned Development No. 2 District under § 461-13I limits accessory building coverage separately by use, and the P-MU District caps nonresidential impervious coverage at 75% under § 461-13R(12). 5% of store floor area and the parking standards of Article X, Column 8 of the Schedule of Regulations.