[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Ridgefield
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 12-12-2005 by Ord. No. 1958]
The Borough shall not employ the power of eminent domain so as to deprive
owner-occupiers 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 line, 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.
