The Township Committee hereby finds that uniformity in the exterior
design and appearance of dwellings erected in the same residential neighborhood
tends to adversely affect the desirability of the immediate and neighboring
areas for residential purposes; tends to impair the value of both improved
and unimproved real property in such areas with attendant deterioration of
conditions affecting the health, safety and general welfare of the inhabitants
thereof and the Township at large; and it discourages the promotion of a desirable
visual environment through creative development techniques and good civic
design and arrangements. It is the purpose of this chapter to prevent these
and other harmful effects of uniformity in the design and appearance of dwellings
erected in any housing development in the same residential neighborhood and
thus to promote and protect the health, safety and general welfare of the
Township.
Except as provided in this chapter, not more than one building permit
shall hereafter be issued for any dwelling to be erected in a housing development
consisting of two or more houses if the dwelling is substantially the same
in exterior design and appearance as any neighboring dwelling situated on
the same or opposite side of the street within 150 feet of a dwelling then
in existence or for which a building permit has been issued or is pending.
The distance herein specified shall be construed to mean the distance between
the side lines of each lot or parcel as extended and measured along the center
line of the street.
In addition to the requirements specified in §
130-3, there shall be a variety of separate basic house designs in every housing development and in no event less than the following:
Total Number of Houses
in the Development
|
Minimum Number of Separate
Basic House Designs
|
---|
4 to 7
|
2
|
8 to 24
|
3
|
25 and over
|
4
|
To ensure conformity with the provisions of this chapter, there shall
be no issuance of a building permit for any lot forming part of a development
of two or more houses until the Construction Official has determined that
the proposed house or houses satisfies the requirements of this chapter. Prior
to the issuance of any such building permit, the Construction Official shall
request whatever information he deems reasonably necessary to satisfy him
that the houses covered by the building permits requested conform to this
chapter.