POLICY AND STANDARDS FOR NEW JERSEY BLUE STAR MEMORIAL HIGHWAY, U.S. 22 BLUE STAR MEMORIAL HIGHWAY COUNCIL

TO PRESERVE THE DIGNITY AND BEAUTY USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH MEMORIALS AS WELL AS TO INCORPORATE THE MODERN CONCEPTION OF A LIVING MEMORIAL THAT IT WILL BE USEFUL AND VITAL, THE GARDEN CLUB OF NEW JERSEY SOUGHT THE COOPERATION OF THE BORDERING MUNICIPALITIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BLUE STAR DRIVE. GOVERNING BODIES WERE ASKED: TO MAINTAIN OR IMPROVE ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS EXISTING AT THE TIME THE MEMORIAL WAS CREATED. TO GRANT NO VARIANCES OF THE ZONING OR BUILDING CODES ALONG THE MEMORIAL ROUTE UNLESS CONSISTENT WITH DEVELOPMENT OF THE MEMORIAL. TO ENFORCE LOCAL ORDINANCES. TO ADOPT REGULATORY MEASURES ON AN INTER- COMMUNITY BASIS TO INSURE AN ORDERLY DEVELOPMENT OF THE ROUTE. TO GIVE GIFTS OF LAND OR TO GIVE PLANTING EASEMENTS BORDERING THE HIGHWAY, SO AS TO PERMIT THE FULFILLMENT OF THE PLANTING PLAN OF THE MEMORIAL. TO ESTABLISH MEMORIAL FEATURES ALONG THE ROUTE. PROPERTY OWNERS WERE ASKED: TO OBSERVE THE PROPOSED STANDARDS AND TO COOPERATE IN CARRYING OUT THE OBJECTIVES OF THE MEMORIAL ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS.

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  • Publication Date: 1952

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  • TRT Terms: Highways
  • Uncontrolled Terms: Monuments
  • Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways;

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  • Accession Number: 00205059
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS, TRB
  • Created Date: Dec 6 1971 12:00AM