Rumson City Zoning Code
§ 22-5.1
Zoning Map and Schedule.
[Ord. 7/11/91, §§ 2, 3; Ord. No. 1-20-00, § II; Ord. No. 08-014D; Ord. No. 14-007D; Ord. No. 18-002D; amended 12-15-2020 by Ord. No. 20-016D; 10-10-2023 by Ord. No. 23-006D]
a.
Establishment, Authentication, Maintenance, and Revision.
1.
Zoning Map. The locations and boundaries of the districts of the Borough are hereby established as shown on the Zoning Map of the Borough of Rumson, 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 December 6, 1989 last revised October 10, 2023.
Note: See Zoning Map which is included as an attachment to this chapter.
2.
Schedule of District Regulations.[1] District regulations for zone districts within the Borough of Rumson 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.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Schedule of District Regulations is included as an attachment to this chapter.
3.
Authentication of Official Zoning Map. Subsequent to the adoption of this chapter, and any revisions to the Zoning Map three 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 Rumson, New Jersey, referred to in the Ordinances of the Borough of Rumson, New Jersey."
4.
Maintenance of the Official Zoning Map. 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 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 Rumson.
5.
Revisions to the Official Zoning Map.
(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).
(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, and shall include contiguous riparian lands subsequently acquired and/or filled, and lands acquired by the accretion or stream diversion by natural causes.
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.
(d)
Where a zone boundary fixed by dimensions approximately follows and is not more than twenty (20') feet distant from a lot line, such lot line shall be construed to be the zone boundary.