Keansburg City Zoning Code
§ 22-5.1
Zoning Map and Schedule.
[Ord. #1045, § 5.1]
a.
Establishment, Authentication, Maintenance, and Revision.
1.
Zoning Map.[1] The locations and boundaries of the districts of the Borough are hereby established as shown on the Zoning Map of the Borough of Keansburg, New Jersey which is attached hereto and is hereby made a part of this Chapter, together with all notations, references and designations shown thereon and dated and amended as follows.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map and Schedule of Zoning District Regulations referred to herein are included as attachments to this chapter. Ordinance Nos. 1403 and 1415 amended the Zoning Map by creating Redevelopment Districts. These amendments may be found on file in the office of the Borough Clerk.
2.
Schedule of Zoning District Regulations.[2] District regulations for zone districts within the Borough of Keansburg are hereby established and are attached hereto and are hereby made a part of this Chapter, together with all notations, references and designations shown thereon.
[2]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map and Schedule of Zoning District Regulations referred to herein are included as attachments to this chapter. Ordinance Nos. 1403 and 1415 amended the Zoning Map by creating Redevelopment Districts. These amendments may be found on file in the office of the Borough Clerk.
3.
Authentication of Official Zoning Map. Subsequent to the adoption of this Chapter, and any revisions to the Zoning Map and Schedule of Zoning District Regulations three (3) copies of the Zoning Map shall be authenticated by the Mayor's signature, and the seal of the municipality, attested by the Borough Clerk, under the following certificate:
"I certify that this is the Official Zoning Map of the Borough of Keansburg, New Jersey, referred to in the Ordinances of the Borough of Keansburg, New Jersey."
4.
Maintenance of the Official Zoning Map and Schedule. Authenticated copies of the Official Zoning Map shall be maintained in the office of the Borough Clerk and Zoning Officer and shall be made available for public reference. Copies of all or a part of the Official Zoning Map may be reproduced for public distribution. One authenticated copy shall be forwarded to the Monmouth County Planning Board in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-16. However, the original copy of the Official Zoning Map and Schedule maintained in the office of the Borough Clerk shall be the final authority as to the current status of zoning districts in the Borough of Keansburg.
5.
Revisions to the Official Zoning Map and Schedule.
(a)
When, in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and of State Law, revisions are made in district boundaries or other matters portrayed in the Zoning Map, such changes will not become effective until the Zoning Map has been amended, with an entry bearing the date of adoption, ordinance number, a brief description of the change(s) and the name of the person responsible for the Zoning Map change.
(b)
Each revision shall be authenticated by the Mayor and attested by the Borough Clerk. Each ordinance amending the Official Zoning Map in any manner shall include the provision that it shall not take effect until the Official Zoning Map has been amended in accordance with these provisions.
(c)
No changes of any nature shall be made to the Official Zoning Map except in conformity with the above procedure. Any unauthorized changes to the Map or its contents by any person or persons shall be considered a violation of this Chapter.
b.
Interpretation of District Boundaries.
1.
Zone district boundaries are intended to follow street, lot or property lines, or other natural lines such as the center line of water courses, ditches or lagoons, unless such district or zone boundaries are fixed by dimension on the Zoning Map or by description.
2.
In constructing the Official Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
(a)
Boundaries indicated as following the center lines of streets, highways or alleys or streams, rivers or other bodies of water shall be construed to follow such center lines.
(b)
Boundaries indicated as approximately following plotted lot lines shall be construed as following such lot lines.
(c)
Boundaries indicated as following railroad rights-of-way shall be construed to be midway between the right-of-way lines.
(d)
Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of features indicated in paragraphs b,2(a) through b,2(c) above, shall be so construed. Distances not specifically indicated on the Official Zoning Map shall be determined by the use of the scale appearing thereon.
(e)
Where a zone boundary fixed by dimensions approximately follows and is not more than 20 feet distant from a lot line, such lot line shall be construed to be the zone boundary.