This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Land Development Ordinance of the Township of Florence, New
Jersey."
There is hereby ordained by the Mayor and Council
for the Township of Florence, New Jersey, pursuant to the provisions
of P.L. 1975, c. 291 (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.), a Land Development
Ordinance for the following purposes:
A. To encourage municipal action to guide the appropriate
use or development of all lands in this Township in a manner which
will promote the public health, safety, morals and general welfare.
B. To secure safety from fire, flood, panic and other
natural and man-made disasters.
C. To provide adequate light, air and open space.
D. To ensure that the development of the municipality
does not conflict with the development and general welfare of neighboring
municipalities, the county and the state as a whole.
E. To promote the establishment of appropriate population
densities and concentrations that will contribute to the well-being
of persons, neighborhoods, communities and regions and the preservation
of the environment.
F. To encourage the appropriate and efficient expenditure
of public funds by the coordination of public development with land
use policies.
G. To 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. To 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. To promote a desirable visual environment through
creative development techniques and good civic design and arrangements.
J. To 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. To 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. To encourage senior citizen community housing construction
consistent with provisions permitting other residential uses of a
similar density in the same zoning district.
M. To 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.
N. To promote utilization of renewable energy sources.
O. To promote the maximum practicable recovery and recycling
of recyclable materials from municipal solid waste through the use
of planning practices designed to incorporate the State Recycling
Plan goals and to compliment municipal recycling programs.