West New York, NJ Building Setbacks & Zoning: Setback Rules (2026)

The notes in § 414-15 are adopted as part of the Schedule of District Regulations, and they carry the yard figures the Town of West New York prints in text. For garden apartment and elevator apartment developments, Note 1(5) requires front and rear yards of at least 15 feet and two side yards each of at least 10 feet for buildings up to six stories, with one more foot of width added to the ten-foot side yard for each story over six. Surface parking is allowed inside those required yards, but not within three feet of any property line.

Row and townhouse developments follow Note 6. The front setback is at least 10 feet, except where a garage is part of the principal structure: the garage frontage must then be set back at least seven feet from the street line, and upper stories can project into that seven-foot area. The rear yard is at least 20 feet, or at least five feet when the garage is at the rear. Two side yards are required for the entire site, with an aggregate of at least 12 feet and one at least nine feet wide. Where a site holds more than one group of row houses, Note 6(8) requires at least 30 feet between groups.

Note 17 sets a minimum of 10 feet for every yard at ground level through the top of the third floor level and 15 feet above that, but the Editor's Note says the Infill Development District applies only to Block 29 of the Official Tax Map. Note 18 keeps a shed at least three feet from a rear or side property line and 10 feet from another structure, and bars sheds from the front yard and from a side yard leading to the rear yard. A shed of 100 square feet or less needs a zoning permit.

Section 414-11 defines rear yard depth as the mean distance from the rear lot line to the part of the building nearest it at any story level. The Schedule of District Regulations itself is an attachment to Chapter 414, so district-by-district minimums are not reproduced here.