Except as amended and supplemented by this chapter,
the following zoning ordinances of the Borough of Fort Lee previously
adopted and published shall be and they are hereby readopted as if
set forth at length herein.
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Title
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Date of
Adoption
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Ordinance
No.
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1. An ordinance superseding Ordinance No. 443
(Zoning Ordinance of the Borough of Fort Lee) and No. 1069 (Revised
Zoning Ordinance of the Borough of Fort Lee) and as heretofore amended
and supplemented, and to be known as "The 1974 Revised Zoning Ordinance
of the Borough of Fort Lee," and enacting a new Zoning Map of the
Borough of Fort Lee.
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2-20-1974
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74-1
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2. An ordinance supplementing Ordinance No.
74-1 (Revised Zoning Ordinance) and superseding Ordinance No. 118-H
and prescribing certain regulations for the erection, maintenance,
use, size and character of signs within the Borough of Fort Lee and
its zone districts and fixing penalties for violations hereof.
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12-04-1974
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74-21
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3. An ordinance amending and supplementing Ordinance
No. 74-1 (1974 Revised Zoning Ordinance of the Borough of Fort Lee).
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12-04-1974
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74-28
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4. An ordinance amending Ordinance No. 74-1
(1974 Revised Zoning Ordinance of the Borough of Fort Lee) and deleting
the incorporation into said ordinance of the off-street parking and
loading requirements set forth in the Site Plan Review Ordinance No.
73-22 of the Borough of Fort Lee.
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9-17-1975
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75-48
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5. An ordinance amending and supplementing Ordinance
No. 74-1 (Revised Zoning Ordinance of the Borough of Fort Lee and
Zoning Map in accordance therewith).
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11-17-1976
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76-17
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6. An ordinance amending Ordinance No. 74-1
as amended to provide that commercial uses be generally prohibited
adjacent to certain streets within the Borough of Fort Lee.
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8-17-1978
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78-26
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as "The 1979 Zoning Ordinance of the Borough of Fort Lee."
The intent of this chapter is to establish a
precise and detailed plan for the use of land and buildings in the
Borough of Fort Lee.
Such regulations are deemed necessary to achieve
the following purposes:
A.
To guide the appropriate use or development of all
lands in the Borough in a manner which will promote the public health,
safety, morals and general welfare.
B.
To secure safety from fire, flood, panic and other
natural and man-made disasters.
C.
To provide adequate light, air and open space.
D.
To ensure the harmonious development of Fort Lee with
the development and general welfare of its neighboring municipalities,
the county and the state as a whole.
E.
To promote the establishment of appropriate population
densities and concentrations that will contribute to the well-being
of persons, neighborhoods, communities and regions and preservation
of the environment.
F.
To provide sufficient space in appropriate locations
for a variety of residential, recreational, commercial and industrial
uses and open space, both public and private, according to their respective
environmental requirements in order to meet the needs of all New Jersey
citizens.
G.
To encourage the location and design of transportation
routes which will promote the free flow of traffic while discouraging
location of such facilities and routes which result in congestion
or blight.
H.
To promote a desirable visual environment through
creative development techniques and good civic design and arrangements.
I.
To promote the conservation of open space and valuable
natural resources and to prevent urban sprawl and degradation of the
environment through improper use of land.
J.
To encourage senior citizen community housing construction.
K.
To encourage coordination of the various public and
private procedures and activities shaping land development with a
view of lessening the cost of such development and to the more efficient
use of land.
L.
Promote orderly development. To protect the character
and maintain the stability of residential, business and industrial
areas within the Borough and to promote the orderly and beneficial
development of such areas.
M.
Regulate intensity of use. To regulate the intensity
of use of zoning lots and to determine the area of open spaces surrounding
buildings necessary to provide adequate light and air, privacy and
convenience of access to property and to protect the public health.
N.
Regulate location of building and establish standards
of development. To establish building lines and the location of buildings
designed for residential, commercial, industrial, office and other
uses within such lines and to fix reasonable standards to which buildings
or structures shall conform.
O.
Prohibit incompatible uses. To prohibit uses, buildings
or structures which are incompatible with the character of development
or the permitted uses within specified zoning districts.
P.
Regulate alterations of existing buildings. To prevent
such additions to and alterations or remodeling of existing buildings
or structures as would not comply with the restrictions and limitations
imposed hereunder.
Q.
Limit congestion in streets. To limit congestion in
the public streets and so protect the public health, safety, convenience
and the general welfare by providing for off-street parking of motor
vehicles and for the loading and unloading of commercial vehicles.
R.
Protect against hazards. To provide protection against
fire, explosion, noxious fumes and other hazards in the interest of
the public health, safety, comfort and the general welfare.
S.
Conserve taxable value of land. To conserve the taxable
value of land and buildings throughout the Borough.
