Hoboken, NJ Building Setbacks & Zoning: Setback Rules (2026)

Hoboken City Code § 196-14F(7) sets the minimum yard dimensions for the R-1 and R-CP Districts, the city's rowhouse blocks and the Castle Point neighborhood. In the R-1 District, the front yard setback is either zero feet or must match the setback of the adjoining lots, but it may never exceed 10 feet; where a lot has less than 50 feet of frontage between two existing buildings with different setbacks, the new structure must match the lesser of the two. The R-1 rear yard setback is 30 feet or 30% of lot depth, whichever is less, and the rear building wall of any new construction, addition or enlargement may never sit more than 70 feet back from the front lot line.

R-1 side yards are zero feet. Rear yard areas must be landscaped and kept accessible for maintenance. In the R-CP District, the front setback follows the prevailing line on the block or 10 feet, the rear setback is a minimum of 30% of lot depth, and the side setback is five feet on at least one side, matching existing conditions. These bulk standards sit alongside the general lot rules in § 196-22, and any fencing, landscaping or stoop that extends into a front setback is governed separately by Chapter 168, Streets and Sidewalks, and is not counted toward lot coverage.