Englewood Cliffs City Zoning Code

The preservation of the viewshed of the Palisades is a critically important aesthetic and scenic consideration. The Palisades Scenic Integrity Protection standards require the applicant to demonstrate that the proposed development would not adversely affect the scenic integrity of the Palisades Interstate Park and its surroundings when viewed from vantage points east and south of the Palisades, specifically the George Washington Bridge center and the Cloisters Terrace and high point of Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan.

The developer shall provide studies, reports and testimony demonstrating that any proposed development meets the height limitations for this overlay zone and complies with the standards of this section.

Notwithstanding any other requirement of the Borough Code, no application shall be deemed complete unless the developer has provided a copy of the application and plans to the Executive Director of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission.

Additionally, applicant will demonstrate that the proposed development will avoid adversely affecting the scenic integrity of the Palisades Interstate Parkway.

Maximum building elevation: