Hackensack, NJ Building Setbacks & Zoning: Structure Height Limits (2026)

2, with corner-lot height measured from the average curb level of the primary street or the street holding the main entrance. B then carves out specific exceptions to the district maximum for churches, church spires, belfries, flagpoles, water towers, fire towers, chimneys, public buildings, and standard radio or television antennas, none of which count against the height cap. Rooftop parapet walls may rise no more than four feet above the roof, and bulkheads, elevator enclosures, or water tanks covering less than 20% of the roof area are excluded from the height count entirely, though they still cannot exceed the permitted building height by more than 10 feet, and any such rooftop appurtenance must be architecturally screened to Planning Board approval.

C: regardless of any other height allowance in the chapter, no building or structure may exceed 100 feet above mean sea level if it sits within 325 feet of the dome of the Bergen County Courthouse, a fixed citywide overlay tied to the courthouse landmark rather than to any particular zoning district's table.