This chapter is adopted for the purpose of defining,
regulating and restricting the location, use, height, number of stories
and size of buildings and other structures; the size of yards, courts
and other open spaces; the density of population; the location and
use of buildings, structures and land for trade, industry, residence
or other purposes; creating zones for such purposes and establishing
a Planning Board with powers to determine and vary the application
of the regulations hereby established in harmony with their general
purposes and intent; providing for the enforcement of the provisions
herein and imposing penalties for their violation; all designed for
one or more of the following purposes: to lessen congestion in the
streets, secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers; to promote
health, morals and the general welfare; to provide adequate light
and air; to prevent the overcrowding of land or buildings; and to
avoid undue concentration of population.
Guiding the future growth and development of the Township
in accordance with a comprehensive plan of land use which represents
the most beneficial, economically productive and socially satisfactory
relationships among the residential, commercial and industrial areas
within the Township, having regard for their suitability for the various
uses appropriate to each of them and their potential for such uses,
as indicated by existing conditions and trends in population, in building
development and in economic activity.
Protecting and conserving the value of land throughout
the Township and the value of buildings appropriate to the various
districts established by this chapter.
Assuring a harmonious relationship among the various
districts established by this chapter, minimizing such conflicts among
uses as may arise in connection with the orderly expansion of various
use districts in accordance with the purposes and the intent of this
chapter.
Bringing about the gradual conformity of the uses
of land and buildings throughout the Township to the comprehensive
zoning plan as set forth in this chapter.
Aiding in bringing the most beneficial relation between
the uses of land and buildings and the movement of traffic through
and the circulation of traffic within the Township, having particular
regard to the avoidance of congestion in the highways and streets
in the Township and the provisions of safe and convenient traffic
access appropriate to the various uses of land and buildings throughout
the Township.
Aiding and providing a guide for public policy and
action in the efficient provision of public facilities and services
and for private enterprise in building development, investment, and
other economic activity relating to the uses of land and buildings
throughout the Township.
Promoting wholesome and attractive residential areas
through securing for each resident the quiet enjoyment of his property
and preserving and creating a favorable environment in which to rear
children.
To make provision for future development in the B-2
District by providing a variety of permitted uses which will mitigate
a multiplicity of similar uses; eliminate objectionable uses; guide
the appropriate use or development of lands in the district in a manner
which will promote the general welfare; to prohibit additional fast-food
establishments; to prohibit additional motor vehicle sales and service
establishments; to promote a desirable visual environment by ensuring
a variety of uses and thereby avoid the aesthetically displeasing
appearance of strip similitude; to discourage and prohibit uses which
will create congestion of traffic; and to regulate the nature and
extent of the future uses of land, buildings and structures in the
district. The governing body hereby determines and declares that this
subsection has been drawn with reasonable consideration to the character
of the district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses and
that this subsection encourages the most appropriate use of land in
the district.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited
and referred to as the "Little Falls Zoning Ordinance, 2008."