Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Hasbrouck
Heights, County of Bergen, State of New Jersey, that the Borough shall
not employ the power of eminent domain so as to deprive owners of
residential real properties of such ownership rights in the absence
of a specified purpose:
A. To transfer the property to public ownership for the creation of
a public use, including but not limited to a road, hospital, military
base, sewer, waterline, sidewalk, right-of-way, flood control, park,
open space, erosion control mechanism and the like; or
B. To transfer the property to private owners for the specific purpose
of making the same available for public use.