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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 41, ZONING AND LAND USE REGULATIONS, CHAPTER 10, HISTORIC SITES AND DISTRICTS, SUBSECTIONS 10-4-1, NOMINATION, 10-4-2, APPLICATION FEE, 10-4-3 INITIAL REVIEW, AND 10-4-4 AUTOMATIC DESIGNATION, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, TO STREAMLINE THE LOCAL HISTORIC DESIGNATION PROCESS BY REPLACING THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM REQUIREMENT WITH A CITY-SPECIFIC APPLICATION FORM, ESTABLISHING A NOMINAL APPLICATION FEE, AND AUTHORIZING THE DIVISION OF PLANNING AND ZONING TO RETAIN TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AS NEEDED.
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WHEREAS, the Central Planning Board of the City of Newark (“Planning Board”) adopted the Newark360 Master Plan and Land Use Element (“Newark360”) at a duly noticed public hearing on September 26, 2022; and
WHEREAS, on November 1, 2023, the Newark Municipal Council (“Municipal Council”) adopted Ordinance 6PSF-e, a wholesale amendment to Title 41 of the Municipal Code of the City of Newark (Zoning and Land Use Regulations), to replace the former ordinance as a continuation of the Newark360 process and designed to effectuate the policy statements and recommendations contained therein; and
WHEREAS, on April 15, 2026, the Municipal Council adopted Resolution 7R2-l, referring an amendment, attached hereto as Exhibit A, to Title 41 of the Municipal Code of the City of Newark (Zoning and Land Use Regulations), Chapter 10: Historic Sites and Districts, to streamline the local historic designation process by replacing the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form requirement with a city-specific application form, attached hereto as Exhibit B, establishing a nominal application fee, and authorizing the Division of Planning and Zoning to retain technical expertise as needed (“Proposed Amendment”), to the Newark Central Planning Board for review and recommendation in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-64; and
WHEREAS, after a publ...
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