Bergen County, New Jersey · For builders and owners

What can you build in Montvale?

The single-family zoning rules in Montvale, zone by zone, read from the town ordinance by our builder desk. Then check any address to see what fits on that lot.

Single-Family Zones

Montvale zoning, zone by zone.

Zone	Min lot (sq ft)	Min width	Front	Side (each / total)	Rear	Bldg coverage	Height	FAR
R-40 R-40 Residential	40,000	200 ft	70 ft	20 ft / 50 ft	50 ft	15%	28 ft / 2 st
R-15 R-15 Residential	15,000	125 ft	55 ft	15 ft / 40 ft	40 ft	20%	28 ft / 2 st
R-10 R-10 Residential	10,000	100 ft	55 ft	15 ft / 30 ft	30 ft	20%	28 ft / 2 st
RI-10 RI-10 Residential Inclusionary	10,000	100 ft	55 ft	15 ft / 30 ft	30 ft	20%	28 ft / 2 st

Source: Zoning 128 Attachment 1, Zoning Limiting Schedule (borough website copy); current code is Chapter 400 Zoning, Art. VII Bulk and Area Requirements; Limiting Schedules (https://ecode360.com/36136163), 2017-02-28 (Ord. No. 2017-1423). Read 2026-09-28. Only zones we could confirm from the ordinance are shown. Rules change and have exceptions (corner lots, undersized lots, steep slopes, overlays), so confirm with the town zoning officer before you buy or design.

What Builders Build Here

What the market pays for new homes in Montvale.

Zoning tells you what you are allowed to build. These numbers tell you what sells.

5teardowns since 2019older homes and lots bought by builders

$425Kmedian builder paidfor the old house and lot

3,370median new home, sq ftnew homes sold, last 2 years

$1.15Mmedian new home price9 sold, last 2 years

Check A Lot

Check any Montvale address.

Enter an address and we will show the lot size, its zone, roughly how big a new home could be, and how likely a builder is to want it.

Check a lot in MontvaleFree, instant, from the state parcel map and this ordinance.Get our full read on a parcelZoning, density, subdivision, what it will sell for and how fast.Builder deal sheetMonthly: teardown and land opportunities in the towns you build in.

Daren Donofrio

Written and reviewed by

Daren Donofrio

REALTOR-Associate, Builders Resource Center at Corcoran Sawyer Smith. Advises builders and owners in Montvale. Numbers updated September 2026.

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