Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:67-1 et seq. and the
amendments thereof and supplements thereto, the Council may, by ordinance,
vacate any public street, highway, lane or alley, or any part thereof,
including the vacation of any portion of any public street, highway,
lane or alley measured from a horizontal plane a specified distance
above or below its surface and continuing upward or downward, as the
case may be, when such vacation is in the interest of the general
public.
[Amended 5-12-2003 by Ord. No. O-38-03]
A. All applications for the vacations of any street,
highway, lane, alley or public place in the City shall be made in
writing to the Business Administrator of the City.
B. Each written application shall be accompanied by a
deposit of $250 and an escrow deposit of $1,000 for the purpose of
reimbursing the City for the outlay of funds which may be required
for:
(2) Engineering search costs.
(5) Other expenses incidental to the processing of an
ordinance authorizing such vacation pursuant to said application.
C. Upon completion of said street vacation, any monies
not used from the escrow deposit shall be returned to applicant upon
applicant's request in writing therefor.