Borough of Wood-Ridge, NJ Zoning

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Borough of Wood-Ridge, NJ

Bergen County

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Table of Contents

Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1 General Provisions
Ch 10 Boards and Commissions
Ch 19 Civil Service
Ch 27 Court, Municipal
Ch 34 Defense and Indemnification
Ch 42 Emergency Squad
Ch 48 Fire Department
Ch 80 Land Use Procedures
Ch 83 Length of Service Award Program
Ch 95 Municipal Alliance Against Substance Abuse
Ch 100 Officers and Employees
Ch 108 Personnel Policy
Ch 114 Police Department
Ch 119 Public Works, Department of
Ch 123 Purchasing
Ch 134 Retirement
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 175 Alarm Systems
Ch 179 Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 183 Amusements
Ch 188 Animals
Ch 212 (Reserved)
Ch 217 Building Contractors
Ch 221 Building Materials
Ch 226 Buildings, Numbering of
Ch 230 Buildings, Unsafe
Ch 235 Carnivals, Circuses and Traveling Shows
Ch 249 Construction Codes, Uniform
Ch 264 Fees
Ch 283 Fire Prevention
Ch 288 Flood Damage Prevention
Ch 295 Games of Chance
Ch 299 Garage Sales
Ch 307 Graffiti
Ch 322 Insurance
Ch 335 Land Subdivision and Site Plan Review
Ch 340 Library
Ch 343 Licensing
Ch 347 Littering
Ch 371 Noise
Ch 380 Outdoor Dining Permits
Ch 384 Parades
Ch 388 Parks and Playgrounds
Ch 392 Peace and Good Order
Ch 396 Peddling and Soliciting
Ch 407 Property Maintenance
Ch 423 (Reserved)
Ch 435 Sewers
Ch 446 Smoking
Ch 453 Soil Removal
Ch 457 Solid Waste
Ch 464 Stormwater Management
Ch 468 Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 479 Taxation
Ch 482 Taxicabs and Limousines
Ch 490 Towing
Ch 495 Trees
Ch 510 Vehicle Sales
Ch 513 Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 530 Zoning
Ch 530 Art I General Provisions
§ 530-1 Title.
§ 530-2 Purpose.
§ 530-3 Provisions held to be minimum requirements.
§ 530-4 Word usage; definitions.
Ch 530 Art II Districts Established; Use Regulations
§ 530-5 Districts established.
§ 530-6 R-1 One-Family Residential District.
§ 530-7 R-2 Two-Family Residential District.
§ 530-8 R-3 Multifamily Residential District.
§ 530-9 RB Retail Business District.
§ 530-10 GB General Business District.
§ 530-11 LIP Light Industrial Park District.
§ 530-12 OLIP Overlay of Light Industrial Park District.
§ 530-13 WSRA Westmont Station Redevelopment Area District.
§ 530-14 PP Public Purpose District.
§ 530-15 Uses prohibited in all districts.
Ch 530 Art III Conditional Uses
§ 530-16 Considerations of reviewing agency.
§ 530-17 Professional offices as part of residential structures.
§ 530-18 Service stations.
§ 530-19 Light industry and manufacture.
§ 530-20 Approval authority; procedure.
Ch 530 Art IV Zoning Map; District Boundaries
§ 530-21 Zoning Map.
§ 530-22 Interpretation of boundaries.
§ 530-23 Vacated streets.
Ch 530 Art V Supplementary Regulations
§ 530-24 Standards; schedule of requirements.
§ 530-25 Conformance with provisions required.
§ 530-26 Lot dimensions.
§ 530-27 Water supply and waste disposal; approvals.
§ 530-28 Uses not permitted construed as prohibited.
§ 530-29 Identification of buildings.
§ 530-30 Pending construction under building permits.
§ 530-31 Existing uses and structures.
§ 530-32 Walls and fences.
§ 530-33 Filling of lots.
§ 530-34 Nonconforming uses, buildings and lots.
§ 530-35 Swimming pools, spas and hot tubs.
§ 530-36 Joint use of open space for meeting yard requirements.
§ 530-37 Variance required for building on nonconforming lots.
§ 530-38 Corner lots.
§ 530-39 Reductions in required areas or spaces.
§ 530-40 Required street frontage.
§ 530-41 Single lot located in more than one district.
§ 530-42 Projections into required yards.
§ 530-43 Exceptions to height limitations.
§ 530-44 Substandard lots.
§ 530-45 Each lot to contain only one principal use.
§ 530-46 Outdoor displays and/or storage.
§ 530-47 Building extensions in one-family residential district.
§ 530-48 Portable structures, mobile homes and trailers.
§ 530-49 Storage of gasoline.
§ 530-50 Floor area ratio.
§ 530-51 Hotels and related facilities in the GB Zone.
§ 530-52 Decks.
Ch 530 Art VI Signs
§ 530-53 Outdoor signs.
§ 530-54 Animated or flashing signs.
§ 530-55 Height restrictions.
§ 530-56 Light and glare; illuminated signs.
§ 530-57 Maintenance.
§ 530-58 Real estate signs.
§ 530-59 Measurement of sign area.
§ 530-60 Unobstructed line of sight required.
§ 530-61 Area measurement for signs with two exposures.
§ 530-62 Schedule of sign regulations.
Ch 530 Art VII Parking
§ 530-63 Residential uses.
§ 530-64 Commercial vehicles.
Ch 530 Art VIII Performance Standards
§ 530-65 Buffer strips.
§ 530-66 Emission of dust, fumes, vapors and gases.
§ 530-67 Glare.
§ 530-68 Heat.
§ 530-69 Noise.
§ 530-70 Odors.
§ 530-71 Air pollution.
§ 530-72 Storage of flammable and/or waste materials.
§ 530-73 Vibrations.
§ 530-74 Evaluation of environmental assessment statements.
Ch 530 Art IX Accessory Structures
§ 530-75 Accessory structures.
§ 530-76 Construction prior to principal building.
§ 530-77 Height and area restrictions.
§ 530-78 Location.
§ 530-79 Second residential structure or use.
Ch 530 Art X Land Use Fees
§ 530-80 Purpose.
§ 530-81 Conventional applications.
§ 530-82 Complex applications.
§ 530-83 Variances.
§ 530-84 Fees for meetings.
§ 530-85 Waiver and remission of fees.
Ch 530 Art XI Administration and Enforcement
§ 530-86 Zoning Officer designated.
§ 530-87 Building permits.
§ 530-88 Certificates of occupancy; fees for certificates of continued occupancy.
Ch 530 Art XII Penalties
§ 530-89 Violations and penalties.
§ 530-90 Additional remedies.
Ch 530 Art XIII Miscellaneous Provisions
§ 530-91 Amendments.
§ 530-92 Filing of provisions with county.
§ 530-93 Applicability of statutory definitions.
§ 530-94 Pending applications.
Ch 530 Art XIV Satellite Earth Stations and Communication Towers
§ 530-95 Definitions.
§ 530-96 Administration.
§ 530-97 Submission of plan required; review and decision.
§ 530-98 Contents of plan.
§ 530-99 Satellite earth station design standards.
§ 530-100 Communication tower design standards.
§ 530-101 Application fee; deposit.
§ 530-102 Violations and penalties.
§ 530-103 Enforcement.
Ch 530 Art XV Certificate of Compliance
§ 530-104 Purpose.
§ 530-105 Certificate required.
§ 530-106 Exceptions.
§ 530-107 Effect on existing tenancies.
§ 530-108 Inspection of premises prior to issuance.
§ 530-109 Application for certificate of land use compliance; fee.
§ 530-110 Period of validity.
§ 530-111 Violations and penalties.
Ch 530 Art XVI Portable Storage Units and Dumpsters
§ 530-112 Definitions.
§ 530-113 Location.
§ 530-114 Size.
§ 530-115 Permit requirements; duration; fee; signage limitations.
§ 530-116 Responsibility for maintenance and storage.
§ 530-117 Violations; grace period.
Ch 530 Art XVII Cannabis Licenses
§ 530-118 Definitions.
§ 530-119 Class 1 cultivator license.
§ 530-120 Class 2 cannabis manufacturer license.
§ 530-121 Class 3 cannabis wholesaler license.
§ 530-122 Class 4 cannabis distributor license.
§ 530-123 Class 5 cannabis retailer license.
§ 530-124 Class 6 cannabis delivery license.
Part III: Board of Health Legislation
Ch 535 General Provisions, Board of Health
Ch 548 Fees and Applications
Ch 552 Food Establishments, Retail
Ch 566 Launderettes
Ch 580 Sanitation
Ch 586 Swimming Pools
Ch 595 Vending Machines
Appendix
Ch A600 Borough Council Bylaws
Ch A601 Employee Handbook
Ch A602 Street Acceptances and Vacations
Ch A603 Telephone Franchise
Derivation Table
Ch DT Derivation Table
Disposition List
Ch DL Disposition List

Public Documents

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New Laws

Title	Adopted	Subject	Affects
Ord. No. 2024-6 pdf	2024-04-17	Zoning Amendment	Ch 530
Ord. No. 2024-8 pdf	2024-04-17	Zoning Amendment	Ch 530

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Wood-Ridge 8-16-1982 by Ord. No. 11-82 (Ch. 248 of the 1986 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Land use procedures — See Ch. 80.

Numbering of buildings — See Ch. 226.

Uniform construction code — See Ch. 249.

Development fees — See Ch. 264, Art. IV.

Land subdivision and site plan review — See Ch. 335.

Noise — See Ch. 371.

Sewers — See Ch. 435.

Soil removal — See Ch. 453.

Stormwater management — See Ch. 464.

Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 468.

ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1 - Schedule of Area, Bulk and Yard Requirements

Attachment 2 - Table of Redevelopment Plans

Attachment 3 - Schedule 2-1, Conventional Application Fees

Attachment 4 - Schedule 2-2, Complex Application Fees