Ridgewood limits total above-grade structure coverage to twenty percent of the lot in residential zones, with an additional twenty percent cap on the area within two hundred feet of the front lot line.
Ridgewood's zoning standards cap the total above-grade structure coverage at twenty percent of the lot area in most residential zone districts. A separate provision limits coverage by above-grade structures located within two hundred feet of the front lot line to twenty percent of that frontal area. These caps include the principal house, attached garages, and certain accessory structures, and they work together with floor area ratio limits and setback rules to control mass.
Construction that exceeds coverage caps must be reduced or seek a bulk variance from the Zoning Board of Adjustment. Permits will be denied if calculations exceed the limits.
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