City of Newark - File #: 18-1802

• File #: 18-1802
• Version: 1
• Name: Ordinance: Amending Title 41, Chapters 1-5 to create an MX-3 Zone
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 11/19/2018
• In control: Economic and Housing Development
• On agenda: 11/27/2018
• Final action: 1/9/2019
• Title: ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XLI, CHAPTERS 1 THROUGH 5, NEWARK ZONING AND LAND USE REGULATIONS AND NEWARK ZONING MAPS OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, BY CREATING AN MX-3 ZONE, WHICH WILL ALLOW A BLEND OF HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL USES. PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 11, 2018 Deferred 6PSF-h 120518 Deferred 6PSF-b (s) 121118 PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD ON JANUARY 9, 2019
• Sponsors: Council of the Whole
• Code sections: 41: - Title 41, Zoning & Land Use Regulations
• Related files: 19-0002, 17-1437, 18-1727

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/9/2019	2	Municipal Council	Close on Public Hearing and Adopt	Pass
12/19/2018	1	Municipal Council	Motion to Amend	Pass
12/19/2018	1	Municipal Council	Maintained on Public Hearing and Adopted as Amended	Pass
12/11/2018	1	Municipal Council	Maintained on Public Hearing and Deferred	Pass
12/5/2018	1	Municipal Council	Maintained on Public Hearing and Deferred to Special Meeting	Pass
11/27/2018	1	Municipal Council	Advance and Adopt on First Reading as 6F-	Pass

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ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XLI, CHAPTERS 1 THROUGH 5, NEWARK ZONING AND LAND USE REGULATIONS AND NEWARK ZONING MAPS OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, BY CREATING AN MX-3 ZONE, WHICH WILL ALLOW A BLEND OF HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL USES.
PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 11, 2018
Deferred 6PSF-h 120518
Deferred 6PSF-b (s) 121118
PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD ON JANUARY 9, 2019


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WHEREAS, the Municipal Council, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-62, may adopt or amend a zoning ordinance relating to the nature and extent of the uses of land and of buildings and structures thereon; and

WHEREAS, the Municipal Council of the City of Newark is proposing an Ordinance to amend the Newark Zoning and Land Use Regulations (NZLUR), Title XLI of the Municipal Code. This Ordinance proposes the establishment of a new zone, the MX-3 Mixed Use Residential/Commercial (High Density) District.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:

SECTION 1: Title 41, Chapters 1 through 5 of the City of Newark Municipal Code are hereby amended as follows:

Bold and underlined is new text not present in the current zoning ordinance.
Strike through is text deleted from the current zoning ordinance.

Chapter 1. Purpose & Intent Introduction
41:1-2. Introduction to Zones Zoning Districts


MX-3 Mixed-Use 3: Residential & Commercial (High Density)

Mixed Use 3: Residential & Commercial (MX-3) zoning allows for a blend of high density residential and commercial uses in the same building or district, within a half (1/2) mile from Newark Penn Station. It builds upon Newark's strength as a multimodal transportation hub to support the Downtown Core District, expand housing and economic opportunities along the area's major streets and transportation corridors and protect adjacent low-density neighborhoods. It promotes a...