In accordance with and pursuant to the authority of L. 1988, c. 44, (N.J.S.A. 2C:35-7), the Drug-Free School Zone Map, produced on or about July 6, 1998, by Amelia Arlene Kemp, P.E., P.P., Municipal Engineer, is hereby approved and adopted as an official finding and record of the location and areas within the municipality of property which is used for school educational purposes and which is owned by or leased to any elementary or secondary school or school board, and of the areas on or within one thousand (1,000) feet of the outermost perimeter of such school property.
[Adopted 1-5-1999 as Ord. No. 27-98]
The Drug-Free School Zone Map approved and adopted pursuant to Section 84-12 of this Article shall continue to constitute an official finding and record as to the location and boundaries of the areas on or within one thousand (1,000) feet of property owned by or leased to any elementary or secondary school or school board which is used for school educational purposes, until such time that this Article shall be amended to reflect any additions or deletions with respect to the location and boundaries of school property and thereby the Drug-Free School Zone pertaining to that particular property. In the event that it is necessary to amend the Drug-Free School Zone Map to reflect any changes to the location and boundaries of school property, the amended map along with an amendment to this Article shall be presented to the Council for approval and adoption as set forth in Section 84-12 of this Article.
The Municipal Board of Education in the case of public school, or the Chief Administrative Officer in the case of a private or parochial school, is hereby directed and shall be the continuing obligation to promptly notify, both the person(s) responsible for producing the Drug-Free School Zone Map as set forth in Section 84-12 of this Article, and the City Attorney; of any changes or contemplated changes in the location and boundaries of any property owned by or leased to any elementary or secondary school or school board which is used for school educational purposes.
The Municipal Clerk is hereby directed to receive and to keep on file the original of the Drug-Free School Zone Map as approved and adopted pursuant to Section 84-12 of this Article as amended, approved and adopted pursuant to Section 84-13 of this Article. Additionally, the Municipal Clerk is hereby directed to provide at a reasonable cost a certified copy thereof together with a copy of this Article to any person, agency or court who may request such copy, except that the Municipal Clerk shall provide, without cost, such copies as are requested by the County Clerk and the Essex County Prosecutor.
The following additional matters are hereby determined, declared, recited and stated:
A.
It is understood that the map approved and adopted pursuant to Section 84-12 of this Article was prepared and intended to be used as evidence in prosecutions arising under the criminal laws of this state and that, pursuant to state law such map shall constitute prima facie evidence of the following:
(1)
The location of elementary and secondary schools within the municipality.
(2)
The boundaries of the real property which is owned by or leased to such schools or a school board, as set forth in the attached list which is incorporated into this Article as if set forth in full.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The list is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(3)
That such school property is, and continues to be, used for school educational purposes.
(4)
The location and boundaries of areas which are on or within one thousand (1,000) feet of such school property.
B.
Pursuant to the provisions of L. 1988, c. 44, a prosecutor is not precluded from introducing or relying upon any other evidence or testimony to establish a violation of the offense defined in that statute, including the use of a map or diagram other than the map approved and adopted pursuant to Section 84-12 of this Article. The failure of the approved and adopted map to depict the location and boundaries of any property which is, in fact, used for school educational purposes and which is owned by or leased to any elementary or secondary school or school board, for whatever reason, shall not be deemed to be an official finding and record that such property is not owned by or leased to a school or school board, or that such property is not used for school educational purposes.
C.
A copy of this Article shall be forwarded to the Board of Education.
DRUG FREE ZONE -1,000 FEET |
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS |
SCHOOLS/DAY CARE CENTER | BLOCK # | LOT # | |
|---|---|---|---|
1. | Central Elementary School | 70 | 38 |
2. | Cleveland Street School | 16 | 6 |
3. | Forest Street School | 155 | 15 |
4. | Help Is Here Family Resource Center (Day Care Center) | 66 | 14 |
5. | Heywood Avenue School | 205 | 14 |
6. | High School (Orange) | 140 | 1,2,3 |
7. | Lincoln Avenue School | 118 | 1 |
8. | Middle School (Orange) | 140 | 1,2,3 |
9. | Oakwood Avenue School | 106 | 29 |
10. | Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Private School | 113 | 2 |
SCHOOLS/DAY CARE CENTER | BLOCK # | LOT # | |
11. | Park Avenue School | 25 | 42 |
12. | St. John's Private School | 45 | 1 |
13. | The Community School (Day Care Center) | 151 | 8A |