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Ordinance13-1044Filed
ORDINANCE ADOPTING NEWARK’S RIVER: PUBLIC ACCESS & REDEVELOPMENT PLAN (THE “REDEVELOPMENT PLAN”) IN ORDER TO: (I) PROVIDE APPROPRIATE LAND USE REGULATIONS TO REDEVELOP NEWARK’S RIVERFRONT; (II) AMEND ZONING TO SUPPORT RIVERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT INCLUDING HOUSING, OFFICES, RETAIL, INDUSTRY, AND OPEN SPACE; (III) CONNECT EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS TO THE RIVERFRONT THROUGH HARMONIOUS AND WALKABLE DEVELOPMENT; (IV) PROVIDE DESIGN GUIDANCE TO PROTECT VIEW CORRIDORS AND CREATE APPROPRIATE SETBACKS FROM THE RIVER’S EDGE; AND (V) ENSURE INCLUSION OF PUBLIC ACCESS TO, ALONG, AND ONTO THE RIVER IN ALL REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE PUBLIC TRUST DOCTRINE.
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Introduced
May 24, 2013
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In Committee
Jul 23, 2013
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Passed
Aug 7, 2013
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Enacted