West Orange City Zoning Code

There is hereby created and designated within the Township of West Orange a Special Improvement District, consisting of the properties designed and listed on Schedule A by tax block and lot numbers and by street addresses. The District shall be subject to special assessments on all affected properties within the District, which assessment shall be imposed by the Township of West Orange for the purposes of promoting the economic, historic and general welfare of the District and the Township of West Orange.

All commercial properties within the District, including all private, nonresidential assessed properties, are deemed included in the assessing provisions of this section and are expressly subject to assessment made for Special Improvement District purposes.

All properties within the Special Improvement District that are tax-exempt, or used exclusively for residential purposes with three units or less, or with four units or less that are owner occupied are deemed excluded from the assessing provisions of this section and are expressly exempt from any assessment made for Special Improvement District purposes.

Special Improvement District assessments on mixed use commercial/residential properties will be based on 100% of its assessed value.

Unimproved property is deemed excluded from the assessing provisions of this section and are expressly exempt from any assessment made for Special Improvement District purposes.

All commercial property within the District shall be designated as either Tier I, Tier II or Tier III. Tier I properties shall be those commercial properties of which any portion of the property fronts on Main Street. Tier II are all other properties not included in Tier I and Tier III. Tier III properties shall be commercial buildings that are at least used 80% for office space.

Tier I's rate of assessment shall be greater than Tier II's rate of assessment. Tier II's rate of assessment shall be greater than Tier III's rate of assessment.