This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Subdivision Ordinance of the Township of Carneys Point."
The purpose of this chapter shall be to provide rules, regulations and standards to guide land subdivision in Carneys Point Township in order to promote the public health, safety, convenience and general welfare of the Township and to carry out the objectives of the Municipal Land Use Law (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.). It shall be administered to insure the orderly growth and development, the conservation, protection and proper use of land and adequate provisions for circulation, utilities and services and the conservation and environmental protection of all land, water and air resources within the jurisdiction of Carneys Point Township. Application of these subdivision rules, regulations and standards should also encourage cost-performance methods and designs to enable the construction of low- and moderate-income housing without creating an adverse impact on the public health, safety and general welfare of the Township or for the future residents of the development.
The provisions of this chapter shall be administered by the Planning Board of the Township of Carneys Point established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-23.