Outdoor Cafes in the B1 B2 and PC Districts Ordinance 2935 25 Master Plan Consistency Review

August 4, 2025 Page 5 of 6 Master Plan Consistency Review – Ordinance 2935-25 105 Grove Street, Suite 3, Montclair, NJ 07042 • Phone: (973) 954-2677 • www.NishuaneGroup.com the zoning approval pursuant to sections 3 and 4 of P.L.2024, c.95 (C.40:55D- 166 and C.40:55D-167). v A public sidewalk or an outdoor space, including pedestrian walkways and pedestrian malls, which is subject to a premises expansion permit issued pursuant to section 2 or section 3 of P.L.2024, c.95 (C.40:55D-165 or C.40:55D-166) shall be considered a portion of the premises that is open to the public for the purposes of section 5 of P.L.1999, c.90 (C.2C:33-27). Nothing in P.L.2024, c.95 (C.40:55D-164 et al.) shall be interpreted or construed as permitting or mandating the opening, expansion, or resumption of unlimited operations of a restaurant that does not sell alcoholic beverages and the holder of a COVID-19 Expansion Permit issued by the Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control pursuant to the provisions of Special Ruling No. 2020-10 or a premises expansion permit issued pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2024, c.95 (C.40:55D-165) that is closed, whether permanently or temporarily, or operating subject to limitations on its operations, service, or hours, as a result of disciplinary or legal sanctions imposed by, or entering into a settlement agreement with, a court of the State of New Jersey, a municipal court, the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, or a municipal governing body acting as a local alcoholic beverage control board, as applicable. Nothing in P.L.2024, c.95 (C.40:55D-164 et al.) permits the use of State-owned rights-of-way for the purposes of outdoor dining . A permit for the use of the State rights-of-way shall be issued upon application and approval of the New Jersey Department of Transportation. For the purposes of locally owned roads that intersect the State highway system, setbacks from the State right-of-way line will be 50 feet from April 1 to October 31, and 100 feet from November 1 to March 31. w. The installation and continuous use of tents, canopies, umbrellas, tables, chairs, and other fixtures on private property or public property or right of way designated by the Township pursuant to this Ordinance shall be permitted provided that the tent, canopy, umbrella, table, chairs, or

her fixtures on private property or public property or right of way designated by the Township pursuant to this Ordinance shall be permitted provided that the tent, canopy, umbrella, table, chairs, or other fixtures conforms to all applicable provisions of the State Uniform Construction Code and Uniform Fire Code, which have been adopted by the Commissioner of Community Affairs pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq. and N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 et seq., respectively.