The purpose of this chapter is to establish
a pattern for the use of land and buildings in the Borough of Rutherford
based on the revised Master Plan for the Borough of Rutherford. In
their interpretation and application, the provisions of this chapter
shall be held to be the minimum requirements adopted in order to promote
and to protect the public health, safety, comfort, convenience and
the general welfare of the people. This chapter is intended to regulate
the use of land within zoning districts, secure safety from fire and
other dangers, provide adequate light and air, promote orderly development,
ensure that development does not conflict with the development and
general welfare of neighboring municipalities, avoid undue concentration
of population, prevent the overcrowding of land or buildings by regulating
the intensity of use and the location of buildings, establish standards
of development, limit congestion in the street, prohibit incompatible
uses, promote the conservation of historic sites and districts, regulate
the alteration of existing buildings, protect against hazards, promote
the maximum practicable recovery and recycling of recyclable materials
from municipal solid waste through the use of planning practices,
conserve the taxable value of land and preserve open space and natural
features. This chapter is adopted pursuant to Section 49 of the Municipal
Land Use Law, Chapter 291, Laws of New Jersey 1975.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40:55D-62.
