The regulations set forth herein are deemed
necessary to achieve the following purposes:
A.
To guide the appropriate use or development of all
lands in the Borough 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 Park Ridge 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 to 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 residential, recreational, commercial and office
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
the location of such facilities and routes which result in congestion
or blight.
I.
To promote a desirable visual and aesthetic environment
through creative development techniques and good civic design and
arrangements.
J.
To promote the conservation of historic sites and
districts, open space and valuable natural resources and to prevent
urban sprawl and degradation of the environment and energy resources
through improper use of land.
K.
To encourage planned developments which incorporate
the best features of design and relate the type, design and layout
of residential, commercial and recreational development to the particular
site.
L.
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.
