The purpose and intent of this district is:
A. To provide for a traditional neighborhood with a diversity
of uses, block sizes, dwelling unit types, commercial units and green
spaces in a compact arrangement that promotes internal and external
walkability.
B. To encourage new development which emulates the character
found in places such as historic Edgewood Village and Newtown Borough.
C. To promote a streetscape quality to neighborhoods
that furthers the identity of the Village of Edgewood as a destination
neighborhood in the Township.
D. To encourage a combination of business and residential
uses in the Historic Commercial District, which enables jobs and employment
opportunities close to home.
E. To create economic incentives that will further the
preservation and renovation of the existing historic structures within
the existing Edgewood Village Historic District as delineated within
the Zoning Map, herein.
F. To develop design standards that will encourage infill
development that will not be detrimental to the integrity of the historic
district.
The traditional neighborhood development (TND)
shall remain as an overlay district to the underlying districts. The
provisions of the underlying districts shall govern, unless the provisions
of the traditional neighborhood development (TND) are chosen, then
in such instance, all of the provisions of the overlay district must
be met and shall supersede the provisions of the underlying district,
unless otherwise provided by this section.