The HP Zone applies to certain properties with historic and
architectural value and is in addition to the regulations of and as
an overlay on the otherwise existing zones in which these properties
are situate. The purpose of the additional HP Zone designation is
to require Land Use Board review of alterations and additions to maintain
the historic character and value of these properties and to establish
a waiting period before the historic buildings involved can be demolished
so that the Borough may explore methods for assistance to preserve
the buildings in their present location or have them moved to other
suitable locations.
The properties set forth on the attached table are designated as being in the HP Zone, in addition to
the zone districts in which they are shown on the Zoning Map. The
block and lot references are to the Borough Tax Maps.
The uses permitted for each of these sites shall be as specified
in the respective zone district in which the site is situated.
No building or structure shall hereafter be erected, reconstructed,
altered, restored or demolished within a site designated as part of
the HP Zone unless and until an application for a building permit
shall have been approved as to exterior architectural features which
are subject to public view from a public street, way or place. Evidence
of such required approval shall be a certificate of approval issued
by the Land Use Board.
Any building, structure and/or premises of historical or architectural
significance within the Borough may be considered for designation
as an historic site and placed in the Historic Preservation Zone upon
written application to the Land Use Board by the owner or owners of
said property and the approval of the Borough Council after obtaining
the opinion of the Historic Preservation Commissions. Upon such approval,
the site shall be added to the listing above.
Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Planning Board regarding
an historic site shall have the right to appeal to the Borough Council,
which shall arrange a public hearing and shall notify the members
of the Planning Board of the time and place of such meeting. The Borough
Council shall be guided by the standards set forth in this section
and may consult with the Historic Preservation Commissions when considering
the merits of the application.
The Planning Board, with the advice and assistance of the Historic
Preservation Commission, shall review the designation of historic
sites at least once every five years, and if after such review it
deems buildings, structures and/or premises not so designated worthy
of such designation or it if deems buildings, structures and/or premises
so designated not worthy of such designation, it shall made its recommendation
for such changes to the Borough Council.