This chapter may be cited and referred to as
the "Land Development and Procedures Ordinance of the Borough of Netcong."
It is the intent and purpose of this chapter
to:
A.
Encourage municipal action to guide the appropriate
use or development of all lands in this state, in a manner which will
promote the public health, safety, morals and general welfare.
B.
Secure safety from fire, flood, panic and other natural
and man-made disasters.
C.
Provide adequate light, air and open space.
D.
Ensure that the development of individual municipalities
does not conflict with the development and general welfare of neighboring
municipalities, the county and the state as a whole.
E.
Promote the establishment of appropriate population
densities and concentrations that will contribute to the well-being
of persons, neighborhoods, communities and regions and preservation
of the environment.
F.
Encourage the appropriate and efficient expenditure
of public funds by the coordination of public development with land
use policies.
G.
Provide sufficient space in appropriate locations
for a variety of agricultural, residential, recreational, commercial
and industrial uses and open space, both public and private, according
to their respective environmental requirements in order to meet the
needs of all New Jersey citizens.
H.
Encourage the location and design of transportation
routes which will promote the free flow of traffic while discouraging
location of such facilities and routes which result in congestion
or blight.
I.
Promote a desirable visual environment through creative
development techniques and good civic design and arrangements.
J.
Promote the conservation of open space and valuable
natural resources and to prevent urban sprawl and degradation of the
environment through improper use of land.
K.
Encourage planned unit developments which incorporate
the best features of design and relate the type, design and layout
of residential, commercial, industrial and recreational development
to the particular site.
L.
Encourage senior citizen community housing construction
consistent with provisions permitting other residential uses of a
similar density in the same zoning district.
M.
Encourage coordination of the various public and private
procedures and activities shaping land development with a view of
lessening the cost of such development and to the more efficient use
of land.
In interpreting and applying the provisions
of this chapter they shall be held to the minimum requirements adopted
for the promotion of the public health, safety, morals, convenience
and general welfare. Where the provisions of this chapter impose greater
restrictions or higher standards than those of any statute, other
ordinance or regulation, the provisions of this chapter shall govern.
Where the provisions of any statute, other ordinance or regulation
impose greater restrictions or higher standards than this chapter,
the provisions of such statute, ordinance or regulation shall govern.
