Borough of Hawthorne, NJ Zoning and Land Development

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Chapter 540 Zoning and Land Development

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Title	Adopted	Subject	Affects
Ord. No. 2336-24	2024-03-20	Zoning and Land Development Amendment	Ch 540

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Municipal Council of the Borough of Hawthorne 4-19-2023 by Ord. No. 2313-23.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]

ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1 - Schedule of Area, Bulk, and Coverage Controls

Attachment 2 - Application Checklists

Attachment 3 - Street Construction Specifications

Attachment 4 - Zoning Map

Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 540, Zoning, adopted 1-17-1979 by Ord. No. 1322 (Ch. 225 of the 1989 Code), as amended.

Part 1 General Provisions and Administration

Article I General (§ 540-1 – § 540-3)

Article II Planning Board (§ 540-4 – § 540-12)

Article III Zoning Board of Adjustment (§ 540-13 – § 540-23)

Article IV Provisions Applicable to Both Planning Board and Zoning Board of Adjustment (§ 540-24 – § 540-32)

Article V Administration, Enforcement and Fees (§ 540-33 – § 540-42)

Article VI Development Review Procedures (§ 540-43 – § 540-48)

Article VII Terminology (§ 540-49 – § 540-50)

Part 2 Subdivision and Site Plan Regulations

Article VIII Design Standards for Subdivisions (§ 540-51 – § 540-71)

Article IX Design Standards for Site Plans (§ 540-72 – § 540-92)

Article X Environmentally Sensitive Areas (§ 540-93 – § 540-95)

Part 3 Stormwater Management

Article XI Stormwater Management for Major Development (§ 540-96 – § 540-107)

Article XII Privately Owned Salt Storage (§ 540-107.1 – § 540-107.6)

Part 4 Zoning Regulations

Article XIII Zoning Districts Designated (§ 540-108 – § 540-111)

Article XIV General Provisions (§ 540-112 – § 540-138)

Article XV Certain Accessory Structures and Uses (§ 540-139 – § 540-146)

Article XVI Zones and Zone Regulations (§ 540-147 – § 540-168)

Article XVII Certain Conditional Uses (§ 540-169 – § 540-172)

Article XVIII Parking and Loading (§ 540-173 – § 540-175)

Article XIX Signs (§ 540-176 – § 540-188)

Article XX Public Garages and Gasoline Stations (§ 540-189 – § 540-194)

Article XXI Telecommunication Towers and Antennas (§ 540-195 – § 540-206)

Article XXII Distributive Antenna Systems (§ 540-207)

Article XXIII Nonconforming Buildings and Uses (§ 540-208 – § 540-210)

Article XXIV Affordable Housing (§ 540-211 – § 540-240)

Article XXV Schoon Avenue Redevelopment Zone (§ 540-241 – § 540-245)