West Cape May, NJ Zoning Ordinance

[Ord. No. 364-06 § 1; Ord. No. 378-07 § 1; Ord. No. 533-2018]

Survey. The Commission shall maintain a comprehensive Survey of the Borough of West Cape May to identify historic districts, sites and landmarks which are worthy of protection and preservation.

Criteria for Designation. The criteria for evaluating and designating historic districts and sites shall reflect the National Register Criteria. The Commission or any interested party may recommend designation of historic sites or districts that have integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship and association and that meet one or more of the following criteria:

Character, interest, or values as part of the development, heritage or cultural characteristics of the Borough, State or nation;

Association with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history; or

Association with the lives or persons significant in our past; or

Embodiment of the distinctive characteristics of a type, period or method of construction, architecture, or engineering; or

Identification with the work of a builder, designer, artist, architect or landscape architect whose work has influenced the development of the Borough, State or nation; or

Embodiment of elements of design, detail, material or craftsmanship that render an improvement architecturally significant or structurally innovative; or

Unique location or singular physical characteristics that make a district or site an established or familiar visual feature; or

That have yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history.

Procedures for Designation.

Interested parties shall contact the Administrative Officer regarding consideration of a proposed historic site or district. The Commission may also initiate the designation of a historic site or district. The Administrative Officer will schedule a hearing before the Commission to review the proposed historic site or district.

The formal historic district nomination shall include: a building-by-building inventory of all properties within the district; color and/or black and white photographs of all properties within the district; a property map of the district showing boundaries; and a physical description and statement of significance which address the criteria for designation set forth herein. The formal historic site nomination shall include: a color and/or black and white photographs, a tax map of the property and a physical description and statement of significance which address the criteria for designation set forth herein.

Upon review and approval of the proposed site or historic district by the Historic Preservation Commission, and after hearing the comments of the public, if any, the Commission shall forward the proposed site or district nomination to the Planning Board for consideration. Notification shall be by public notice in the official paper and by prominent posting in the municipal building at least 30 days prior to the Planning Board hearing. The interested parties or the Commission shall submit to the Planning Board a complete list of involved properties.

Upon review and approval of the proposed site or district by the Planning Board, the site or district nomination will be sent to the Board of Commissioners for adoption to amend and supplement this chapter.

All other requirements of the Municipal Land Use Law regarding adoption of development regulations shall be followed.

Designation of Districts. The following historic district is delineated and described in the Master Plan and is hereby a designated Historic District for purposes of this section:

West Cape May Historic District. The designated historic district is set forth on the Zoning Map of the Borough of West Cape May which is incorporated herein by reference.

(a)

Amendments:

(1)

The Borough hereby adopts the attached map as the Historic District of the Borough of West Cape May, and Section 27-19.4(d) of the West Cape May Borough Code is amended so that the Borough’s Zoning Map, including delineation of this expanded Historic District, is incorporated into the section.

Editor's Note: The Historic District Map may be found as an attachment to this chapter.

[Added 5-25-2022 by Ord. No. 613-22]

Additional District. Any additional designated districts and site and/or any changes in the designation of historic districts and historic sites shall be effectuated by amendment of this section in accordance with procedures provided for under Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq. and the procedures set forth herein.