[Amended 5-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-5; 6-27-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-8; 8-8-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-13]
For the purposes of this chapter, the Borough is hereby divided into 15 districts, differentiated according to use and building regulations and designated as follows:
R1
Single-Family District
R2
Single-Family District
R2A
Single-Family District
R3
Two-Family District
R3A
Single-Family and Two-Family District
R4
Multifamily District
OR
Office and Residential District
CCD
Central Commercial District
C1
Specialty Commercial District
C2
Neighborhood Commercial District
RL
Research Laboratory District
LI
Light Industrial District
A1
Affordable Housing District
A2
Affordable Housing District
A3
Affordable Housing District
A. 
The location and boundaries of districts are hereby established as shown on the Zoning Map of the Borough of New Providence, dated January 1988, which map is hereby made a part of this chapter and incorporated herein by reference. Such map and all notations, references and designations shown thereon shall be a part of this chapter as if the same were all fully described and set forth herein, and copies thereof are maintained on file in the Borough Clerk's office.
B. 
The Zoning Map shall be deemed conclusive with respect to the location of streets and public drainage ways and the location and extent of flood control basins and public areas, whether or not such streets, ways, basins or areas are improved or unimproved or are in actual physical existence.
C. 
The approval by the Borough by ordinance under the provisions of any law other than Article 5 of the Municipal Land Use Law of the layout, widening, changing the course of or closing any street or the widening or changing the course of any public drainage way or changing the boundaries of a flood control basin or public area, shall be subject to relevant provisions of this chapter, the Subdivision and Site Plan Ordinance and the Land Use Procedures Ordinance.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 305, Subdivision of Land and Site Plan Review, and Ch. 291, Land Use Procedures, respectively.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is located at the end of this chapter.
A. 
The district boundary lines are intended generally to follow the boundary lines of streets, the center lines of the main trackage of the railroad rights-of-way, existing lot lines, the mean waterline of rivers, streams and other waterways or borough boundary lines, all as shown on the Zoning Map; but where a district boundary line does not follow such a line, its position is shown on such Zoning Map by a specific dimension expressing its distance in feet from a street line or other boundary line as indicated.
B. 
In the event that a district boundary is unclear, the Board of Adjustment shall determine its exact location.
C. 
The boundaries of any Residential Senior Citizen Community Affordable Housing District (RS) shall be specified by the Borough.
[Added 9-28-1992 by Ord. No. 92-14]