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Glen Ridge council adopts rewritten historic-preservation ordinance; doors and windows added, solar questions raised
Summary
After two years of work with consultants and the state preservation office, the council adopted Ordinance 1827 to replace the borough's historic-preservation code, extending review to doors and windows and adding a certificate-of-appropriateness/minor-review track; residents and the Historic Preservation Commission discussed solar compatibility during the public hearing.
The Glen Ridge Borough Council adopted Ordinance 1827 on final reading after a public hearing that included testimony from the Historic Preservation Commission and area residents.
Councilor Meyer (planning and development) summarized a two-year process involving legal review, the borough’s historic-preservation consultant, outreach to the community and review by the State Historic Preservation Office. He said the rewrite clarifies definitions, safeguards prominent architectural features and brings the borough into alignment with federal Secretary of the Interior standards and state program…
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