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Cit Clerk File No.Agenda No.Agenda No.

Ord. 11-0183.G 1st Reading

2nd Reading & Final Pasage--. ORDINANCEOFJERSEY CITY, N.J.

COUNCIL AS A WHOLEoffered and moved adoption of the following ordinance:CITY ORDINANCE 11 -018

TITLE:ORDINANCE OF TH MUCIAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JERSEY CITY ADOPTING UPDATEDAMENDMENTS TO TH LAN DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE PERTAING TO MULSWHREAS, the Municipal Council, puruant to NJSA 40:55D-62, may adopt or amend a zoning ordiance relating to the nateand extent of the uses ofland and of buildigs and strctes thereon; and

WHREAS, the Municipal Council adopted the Land Development Ordinance, Chapter 345 of the Code of the Cit of JerseyCity, on April 11, 200 I, (Ordiance No. 01-042), and severa amendments since then; andWHREAS, on Januai 27, 2010, the Municipal Council did adopt Ordinance #10-007 amending Aricle I, Defiitions of theLand Development Ordinance to add a definition of Murls and also amending Aricle Y-60 Supplementa Zoning Regulatousto include stadads for murals and a Certficate of Murl Approval form; andWHREAS, the above referenced amendments were recommended by the Plang Board as a means of faciltag theinstaaton of mur ar by ditiguishing such arork from signs otherwise regulated by the Division of Zonig; and

WHREAS, the Division of Planing, the Division of Cultu Affairs and the Division of Zoning have recently underten acareful review of the previously adopted iiendnents perting to murl ar and jointly recommend the proposed updatedamendments; andWHREAS, the Plang Board wi review the newly proposed updated amendments and consider its recommendation to theMuncipal Council at its meetig ofFebruai 8, 20 i i; andWHREAS, the amendments to the Land Development Ordiance are atthed hereto and made a par hereof, and are availabiefor public inspection at the Offce of the City Clerk, City Hall, 280 Grove Street, Jersey City, NJ;NOW, THREFORE, BE IT ORDAIED by the Muncipal Council of the City of Jersey City that the Land DevelopmentOrdiance, be and hereby is amended as per the attched docwnent;BE IT FUTHR ORDAID THT:A. Al ordiances and par of ordices inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.B. Th ordiance shal be a par of the Jersey City Code as though cofied and setfort fuy herein The City Clerk shall haveth ordice codied and incorprat in the offcial copies of the Jersey Ci Coe.C. Th ordinance shal tae effect at the tie and in the manr as provided by law.D. The City Clerk and the Corporation Council be and they ar herby authori and dicted to change any chapter nwnbers,arcle nwnbers and secton nwnbe in the event that the codification of ths ordiance reveals tht there is a confct between thosenumer and the existig code, in order to avoid confion and possible repealers of existig proviions.E. The City Plang Diviion is hereby diectd to give notice at leat ten days prior to the heag on the adoption of thsOrdiance to the Hudson County Plang board and to all other persons entitled thereto puruat to N.J.S. 40:55D-15 and N.J.S.40:55D-63 (if required). Upon the adoption of this Ordiance afr public heag thereon, the City Clerk is diected to publishnotice of the passage thereof and to fie a copy of the Ordice as fially adopted with the Hudson County Planing Board asrequid by N.J.S. 40:55D.16. The cler shal also fortwith trsmit a copy of ths Ordiance af fi passae to the MuncipalTax Assessor as required by N.J.S. 40:49c2.1.

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-:n counsrAPPROVED:APPROVED:

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Date Submitted to B.A.ORDINANCE FACT SHEET1. Full Title of Ordinance:

ORDINANCE OF TH MUCIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CIT OF JERSEY -cTY ADOPTINGUPDATED AMNDMENTS TO THE LAN DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE PERTAING TOMU2. Name and Title of Person Initiating the Ordinance, etc.:

Carl Czalicki Director, Deparent of Housing, Economic Development, and Commerce3. Concise Description of the Plan Proposed in the Ordiiance:

Th Ordince will amend the Lad Development Ordince (Zoning Ordince) to updat the defiitionlId stdas for mur.4. Reasons (Need) for the Proposed Program, Project, etc.:

The subject updated amendments reflect the joint considerations of the Division of Planing, theDivision of Cultual Afairs and the Division of 2ming and wil better facItate the instalation of MuralAr while continuing to distinguish such ar from signage otheiwise regulated under Chapter 34~8 ofthe Land Development Ordinance.5. Anticipated Benefits to the Community:

Aesthetic enhancement of the public realmthrough installation of Mural Ar6. Cost of Propose Plan, etc.:None7. Date Proposed Plan will commence:Upon approval8. Anticipated CompletionUate:N/A9. Persons Responsible for Coordinating Proposed Program, Project, etc.:

Carl Czaplick~ Director, Dept ofHEDCRobert D. Cotter, City Planiig DirectorNick Tayloi; Acting Director, Division of ZoningMarane Kelleher, Director Division of Cultual Affairs

10. Additional Comments: NoneI Certfy that all the Facts Presented Herein are Accurate.~j)~~)elk~recture'( ~.. /l /i i j. /1Date::'V (" ~ 20//Date ,.

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SUMMRY STATEMENTORDINANCE OF THE-MUCIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JERSEY CITY ADOPTINGUPDATED AMENDMENTS TO THE LAN DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE PERTAIG TOMUSThis Ordiance will amend the Land Development Ordinance . (Zonig Ordiance) to update thedefition and stadards for Murals

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Material indicated by strikethrough like tJ:isis existing material that is intended to be deleted. Materialindicated by bold italic like this is new material that is intended to be enacted:

Section 345-'6 Definitions

. Mural: an art installation, visible to the public right-aI-way, fonsisting 01 paint, and adhered directly toEH the wall of a building or structure .

345-60Supplementary Zoning ReglationsT. Murals

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1. MurQlsthQt QdvQnce or promote Q business product Qnd/or Qctivity contQined within the- building to which .it iSQdhered,orth primQrY purpose of which is to Qdvertise Qny product

. Qnd/or business Qctivity, shQII be subject to municiPQlcommerciQlsignQge regulQtionunder Section 345-68. .

2. MurQls proposed to be adhered to buildings 0-' structures 10cQted within Q designQtedHistoric District, or designQted QS Q municiPQI, state Qnd/or nQtionQllQndmQrk shQII bereferred to the ersey City Historic PreservQtion Commission lor review QndrecommendQtion prior to instQIIQtion. Such review recommendQtions shQII be limited tothe size 01 the instQIIQtion Qnd/or the QPpropriQteness of the structure lor the plQcement01 Qrt, Qnd shQII not be content-bQsed.

/.3~ MurQls thQt Qre not PQinted directly on the hoststructure Qnd thus require the instQIIQtion

01 PQnels, CQnVQses, or other meQ;'sol display may require review and approval by the- .ivision 01 Zoning Qnd/or the Office o/Construction Code prior to installatin.


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