[Amended 12-7-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-1077]
This chapter consists of an ordinance to amend the Code of the
Borough of Shrewsbury, New Jersey, to create a unified Land Use Board
pursuant to the provisions of New Jersey Statutes Annotated (N.J.S.A.)
40:55D-1 et seq., providing for the powers and duties of said Board;
fixing the procedures and standards governing development review applications
to said Board and appeals therefrom; and providing for the adoption
of planning and development regulations.
This chapter shall hereafter be cited or referred
to for purposes of amendment or otherwise as the "Land Use and Development
Regulations of the Borough of Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey."
This chapter is enacted with the intent and
purpose to:
A.
Guide the appropriate use or development of all lands
within Shrewsbury Borough in a manner which will promote the public
health, safety, morals and general welfare and protect the environment.
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 Shrewsbury Borough
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 historic sites and districts,
open space, energy resources and valuable natural resources in the
state and to prevent urban sprawl and degradation of the environment
through improper use of land.
K.
Encourage developments which incorporate the best
features of design and relate the type, design and layout of residential,
commercial, industrial and/or recreational development to the particular
site.
L.
Encourage senior citizen housing construction.
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.
N.
Promote the conservation of energy through the use
of planning practices designed to reduce energy consumption and to
promote the utilization of renewable energy sources.
[Amended 12-13-1993 by Ord. No. 670]
O.
Promote the maximum practicable recovery and recycling
of solid and liquid wastes and encourage the implementation of state,
county and Borough recycling programs.
