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CITY OF NEWARK CODE OF ORDINANCES
CERTIFICATION
DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS (2024)
ADOPTING ORDINANCES
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
CHARTER
PART TWO- ADMINISTRATION CODE
PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART EIGHT - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
PART TEN - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART TWELVE - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
TITLE TWO - Subdivision Regulations
TITLE FOUR - Zoning Code
CHAPTER 1230 General Provisions and Definitions
CHAPTER 1232 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
CHAPTER 1234 Board of Zoning Adjustment
CHAPTER 1236 District Changes and Regulation of Amendments
CHAPTER 1238 Districts and Boundaries
CHAPTER 1240 General Regulations
CHAPTER 1242 Non-conforming Uses, Buildings, Structures, Lots
CHAPTER 1244 Temporary Board of Zoning District Revision
CHAPTER 1246 CD Conservation District
CHAPTER 1247 AD Agricultural District
CHAPTER 1248 RS Suburban - RS Low Density - RM Medium Density - RH High Density Single-Family Residence Districts
CHAPTER 1249 RZLL Single-Family Residence Zero Lot Line District
CHAPTER 1250 RMH Single-Family Manufactured Home District
CHAPTER 1251 SFC Single-Family Condominium District
CHAPTER 1252 TFR Two-Family Residence District
CHAPTER 1253 MFR Multi-Family Residence District
CHAPTER 1254 MFC Multi-Family Condominium District
CHAPTER 1255 MFH Multi-Family High Rise
CHAPTER 1256 CSI Church, School, Institutional District
CHAPTER 1257 LO Limited Office District
CHAPTER 1258 GO General Office District
CHAPTER 1259 LB Limited Intensity Business District
CHAPTER 1260 MB Medium Intensity Business District
CHAPTER 1261 HB High Intensity Business District
CHAPTER 1262 GB General Business District
CHAPTER 1263 LC Limited Commercial District
CHAPTER 1264 GC General Commercial District
CHAPTER 1265 DC Downtown District
CHAPTER 1266 LI Limited Industrial District
CHAPTER 1267 GI General Industrial District
CHAPTER 1268 Planned Unit Development
CHAPTER 1269 Overlay Historic District
CHAPTER 1270 Yard and Frontage Modification in R-Districts
CHAPTER 1271 Yard Projections in R-Districts
CHAPTER 1272 Lot Area Requirements - Private Water or Sewage Disposal System
CHAPTER 1274 Accessory Structures
CHAPTER 1276 Fences, Walls and Similar Structures
CHAPTER 1278 Height Modifications
CHAPTER 1280 Adult Entertainment Businesses
CHAPTER 1282 Lots of Record
CHAPTER 1284 Dwelling Groups
CHAPTER 1286 Public and Private Swimming Pools
CHAPTER 1288 Regulation of Satellite Signal Receiving Antennas
CHAPTER 1290 Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations
CHAPTER 1292 Landscaping, Buffering, Green Space
CHAPTER 1294 Display Signs and Outdoor Advertising
CHAPTER 1296 Performance Standards
PART FOURTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
PART EIGHTEEN - HEALTH AND SANITATION CODE
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1248.07 HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS.
   (a)   No principle building or structure shall exceed two and one-half stories or thirty feet in height. No accessory building or structure shall exceed one and one-half stories or twenty feet in height.
   (b)   Flagpoles, television and radio antennas shall not exceed the height of existing buildings on the property by more than four feet.
(Ord. 08-33. Passed 5-4-09.)
1248.08 LOT AREA AND SETBACKS.
   The following minimum requirements shall apply, except as provided in Chapters 1270 and 1271.
Use
Lot Area (sq. ft.)
Lot Frontage (ft.)
Front Yard (ft.)
Side Yard (ft.)
Rear Yard (ft.)
Single-Family
RS SUBURBAN
1 & 1 ½ stories
20,000
100
35
15
50
2 OR MORE stories
20,000
100
35
20
50
RL LOW DENSITY
1 & 1 ½ stories
8,400
70
30
8
40
2 OR MORE stories
8,400
70
30
10
40
 
Use
Lot Area (sq. ft.)
Lot Frontage (ft.)
Front Yard (ft.)
Side Yard (ft.)
Rear Yard (ft.)
Single-Family
RM MEDIUM DENSITY
1 & 1 ½ stories
7,200
60
25
7
35
2 OR MORE stories
7,200
60
25
9
35
RH HIGH DENSITY
1 & 1 ½ stories
6,000
50
20
6
30
2 OR MORE stories
6,000
50
20
8
30
 
(Ord. 08-33. Passed 5-4-09.)
1248.09 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.
   Off-street parking and loading spaces shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 1290.
(Ord. 08-33. Passed 5-4-09.)
1248.10 CORNER LOTS.
   Corner lots shall meet the requirements of Section 1240.11.
(Ord. 08-33. Passed 5-4-09.)
1248.11 LANDSCAPING, BUFFERING, GREEN SPACE.
   Landscaping, buffering, and green space shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 1292.
(Ord. 08-33. Passed 5-4-09.)
1248.12 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ROADWAYS.
   (a)   Front yard setbacks from public and private roadways shall be modified in accordance with the thoroughfare maps maintained in the office of the City Engineer.
   (b)   Lots with no legal access to an adequate public right-of-way shall obtain approval from the Planning Commission for the proposed access prior to issuance of a zoning certificate. Approval of a lot split by the Planning Commission is evidence of an acceptable legal access.
(Ord. 08-33. Passed 5-4-09.)
1248.13 OTHER STANDARDS OR REGULATIONS.
   Deed restrictions and covenants may establish additional restriction.
(Ord. 08-33. Passed 5-4-09.)
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