2023 Ordinances

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Ordinance 2304-22 (PDF) Adopted on January 18, 2023

  • An Ordinance to Amend 2294-22, Fixing the 2022 Salaries, Wages and Compensation of the Employees of the Borough of Hawthorne, County of Passaic and State of New Jersey

Ordinance 2305-23 (PDF) Adopted on February 15, 2023

  • An Ordinance to Repeal and Replace chapter 477, Towing and Storage, Section 477-2 Fees

Ordinance 2306-23 (PDF) Adopted on February 15, 2023

  • An Ordinance to Further Amend and Supplement chapter 505, Article II, 505-16, Trucks Over Certain Weights Excluded, so as to Add Thereto Certain Additional Locations

Ordinance 2307-23 (PDF) Adopted on March 1, 2023

  • Bond Ordinance Providing for Road Reconstruction, Including Milling, Paving and Resurfacing, as Well as Curbing, Handicapped Ramps and Related Improvements on Various Streets and Properties Described Herein or Hereafter Identified, all in and the by the Borough of Hawthorne in the County of Passaic, NJ, Appropriating ($710,000) Therefor and Authorizing the Issuance of Bonds or Notes of the Borough in the Sum of ($627,000) for Financing the Same

Ordinance 2308-23 (PDF) Adopted on March 1, 2023

  • Bond Ordinance Providing for Road Reconstruction, Resurfacing Drainage, Curb, Sidewalk and Handicapped Ramp Improvements on Fifth Avenue and Central Avenue as Described Specifically Herein, in and by the Borough of Hawthorne in the County of Passaic, New Jersey Appropriating ($662,340), and Authorizing the Issuance of Bonds or Notes in the Amount of ($190,000) of the Borough for Financing the Same

Ordinance 2309-23 (PDF) Adopted on March 1, 2023

  • Bond Ordinance Providing for Reconstruction or Replacement of Sidewalks and Driveway Aprons on Various Streets as Identified on the Schedule Made a Part Hereof as Described Specifically Herein, in and by the Borough of Hawthorne in the County of Passaic, NJ, Appropriating ($180,000) therefor, Authorizing the Issuance of Bonds or Notes in the Amount of ($170,000) for Financing Part of the Cost Thereof and Directing Special Assessment of the Cost Thereof

Ordinance 2310-23 (PDF) Adopted on March 1, 2023

  • Water Utility Bond Ordinance Providing for Water System Infrastructure Improvements Including Replacement of Water Service Lines at Various Locations as May be Identified All in and By the Borough of Hawthorne in the County of Passaic, NJ, Appropriating ($2,900,000) Therefor and Authorizing the Issuance of Bonds or Notes of the Borough for Financing the Same in the Amount of ($2,755,000)

Ordinance 2311-23 (PDF) Adopted on March 15, 2023

  • An Ordinance to Further Amend and Supplement the Code of the Borough of Hawthorne to Revise Various Rates Set Forth in Chapter 220, Fees, Section 2, Fire Safety Bureau, Parks & Recreation, Board of Health, Vital Statistics, Alarms, Animals, Landscapers & Tree Service Providers, Land Use Procedures, Laundries, Limousines & Livery Service, Parks & Recreation, Solid Waste, Peddling, Canvassing and Vending, Rooming Houses, Sewers & Sewerage Disposal, Soil Movement, Storm Water Management, Commuter & Resident Parking, Vehicles, Used & Second Hand, Vending Machines, Borough Clerk's Office, Revenue & Finance, Recycling Department, Public Safety & Police Department, Municipal Court, Zoning Fees

Ordinance 2312-23 (PDF) Adopted on April 5, 2023

  • An Ordinance to Fix the 2023 Salaries, Wages and Compensation of the Employees of the Borough of Hawthorne, County of Passaic and State of New Jersey

Ordinance 2313-23 (PDF) Adopted on April 19, 2023

  • An Ordinance to Repeal Chapters 293 Land Use Procedures, 437 Storm Water Management, and 450 Subdivisions of Lands, and Repeal and Replace Chapter 540 Zoning, all Being Set Forth in the Municipal Code of the Borough of Hawthorne, Passaic County, New Jersey and to Create a New Chapter 540 Entitled, "Zoning and Land Use Development Ordinance of the Borough of Hawthorne"

Ordinance 2314-23 (PDF) Adopted on May 3, 2023

  • 2023 Municipal Budget Appropriation Limits and to Establish a Cap Bank Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40 A:4-45.14

Ordinance 2315-23 (PDF) Adopted on May 3, 2023

  • An Ordinance to Further Amend and Supplement Chapter 505, Vehicles and Traffic, so as to Create Thereunder Article XXIII, Traffic Regulations in Private Developments, and to Add Locations Thereunder

Ordinance 2316-23 (PDF) Adopted on May 17, 2023

  • An Ordinance to Further Amend and Supplement the Code of the Borough of Hawthorne so as to Amend Chapter 444, Streets and Sidewalks, Article VI, Sidewalks, Curbs and Driveway Aprons, Section 444-25, Maintenance and Repair, so as to Provide for Repair or Replacement of Unsafe Sidewalks Related to Shade Tree Planting

Ordinance 2317-23 (PDF) Adopted on June 7, 2023

  • An Ordinance to Amend 2312-23, Fixing the 2023 Salaries, Wages and Compensation of the Employees of the Borough of Hawthorne, County of Passaic and State of New Jersey

Ordinance 2318-23 (PDF)  Adopted on June 7, 2023

  • An Ordinance to Further mend and Supplement the Code of the Borough of Hawthorne so as to Amend Chapter 153, Bushes, Hedges, Trees and Other Plant Life, so as to Create Article II Thereunder, Noxious Weeds and Plants

Ordinance 2319-23 (PDF) Adopted on July 12, 2023

  • Water Utility Bond Ordinance Providing for Water System Infrastructure Repairs Including Specifically Repair of the Depe Voll Water Main all in and by the Borough of Hawthorne in the County of Passaic, NJ, Appropriating ($250,000) Dollars Therefor and Authorizing the Issuance of Bonds or Notes of the Borough in the Amount of ($237,500) Dollars for Financing the Same

Ordinance 2320-23 (PDF) Adopted on July 12, 2023

  • Bond Ordinance Providing for Installation of Telecommunications Equipment for use in Public Safety Communications Upgrades at the Hawthorne Municipal Building and Other Locations as Described Herein, in and by the Borough of Hawthorne in the County of Passaic, NJ, Appropriating ($1,050,000) Dollars Therefor, and Authorizing the Issuance of Bonds or Notes in the Amount of ($997,500) Dollars of the Borough for Financing the Same

Ordinance 2321-23 (PDF) Adopted on July 12, 2023

  • An Ordinance to Repeal and Replace Chapter 247, Flood Damage Prevention, by the Borough of Hawthorne, County of Passaic and State of NJ, and to Adopt Flood Hazard Maps, Designate a Floodplain Administrator and Provide for Severability and an Effective Date

Ordinance 2322-23 (PDF) Adopted on July 26, 2023

  • Bond Ordinance Providing for Downtown Revitalization and Pedestrian Safety Improvements, Phase III, as Described Herein, in and by the Borough of Hawthorne in the County of Passaic, NJ Appropriating ($1,000,000), therefor, and Authorizing, after Application of Grant Funds, the Issuance of Bonds or Notes in the Amount of ($285,000) of the Borough for Financing the Same

Ordinance 2323-23 (PDF) Adopted on August 16, 2023

  • An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 540-136, Short-Term Rentals, to Include a Prohibition on the Short-Term Rental of Amenities or Accessories to a Dwelling Unit, Including, But Not Limited to, Swimming Pools

Ordinance 2324-23 (PDF) Adopted on October 18, 2023

  • An Ordinance Approving and Authorizing the Execution of a Financial Agreement with SPGM Hawthorne Urban Renewal, LLC

Ordinance 2325-23 (PDF) Adopted on November 1, 2023

  • An Ordinance to Amend the Zoning Ordinance of the Borough of Hawthorne, Part 3, Stormwater Management, so as to Create Article XII, privately-Owned Salt Storage and Establish Regulations Thereunder

Ordinance 2326-23 (PDF) Adopted on November 13, 2023

  • An Ordinance to Amend and Supplement Chapter 540, Zoning Ordinance of the Borough of Hawthorne, Passaic County, NJ so as to Create Thereunder New Article XXV, School Avenue Redevelopment Zone

Ordinance 2327-23 (PDF) Adopted on November 13, 2023

  • An Ordinance Approving Redevelopment Plan for 55 Schoon Avenue, Block 17, Lot 11

Ordinance 2328-23 (PDF) Pending Adoption on December 6, 2023

  • An Ordinance to Vacate a Part of Irvington Avenue Between North Twelfth St. to North Eleventh St., Running from the Mid-Point of Said Road 25 Ft to the Westerly Edge of the Same in the Borough of Hawthorne, County of Passaic, NJ

Ordinance 2329-23 (PDF) Pending Adoption on December 6, 2023

  • An Ordinance to Further Amend and Supplement Chapter 505, Article II, Section 505-10, No Left Turn Permitted, Schedule 505-68, so as to Add Thereto Certain Additional Locations