Tag: Ordinance

Ahead of the summer season, borough officials are looking to crack down on electric bikes (e-bikes), considering regulations and fines the police can enforce.

Borough officials have until May 1 to pass a far-reaching tree removal ordinance that would set procedures for maintaining the town’s canopy and punishments for those who skirt the rules.

At its most recent meeting, the borough council reviewed and voted on a new rent control ordinance to help residents struggling with rising housing costs.

The council chambers were packed with residents concerned over the borough’s plan to purchase a derelict lot abutting the municipal dock to create a small waterfront park.

The borough council is drafting a law that would limit crabbing and fishing hours on the public waterfront to confront persistent issues the council believes stem from late-night visitors.

Thinking about expressing your creativity on the streets of Red Bank? The borough council says don’t do it.

Capt. Michael Frazee will succeed Chief Darren McConnell as the borough’s new police chief, Mayor Billy Portman announced at the latest council meeting. The July 27 meeting started with a detailed background on the new council-manager form of government; the agenda also included a discussion to revise the graffiti ordinance, among other borough business.

The door on short-term rentals in Fair Haven has now been closed and locked; the borough council banned rental terms shorter than 95 days in all residential districts at its July 24 meeting.

During its June 12 meeting, the Fair Haven Borough Council introduced an ordinance that would prohibit short-term rentals within residential districts. The ordinance targets temporary stays for periods under 95 days, slapping offenders with hefty fines.

Citing “inconsistencies” with the borough Master Plan, the planning board unanimously rejected a draft zoning ordinance establishing where in the borough cannabis businesses would be permitted.