This chapter shall be known as the chapter establishing the rules, regulations and standards governing the subdivision of land within the Borough of Woodcliff Lake, pursuant to the authority and provisions of the Municipal Land Use Law, Chapter 291 of the Laws of 1975 (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.) and the amendments and supplements thereto and providing for the penalties for the violations thereof.
This chapter shall be known as the "Land Subdivision Ordinance of Woodcliff Lake."
It is the intent and purpose of this chapter:
A. 
Promote orderly development: to guide the appropriate development of lands in the municipality, to maintain its present character and stability and to promote its beneficial development.
B. 
Promulgate rules and procedures: to provide rules, regulations and procedures to guide the appropriate development of lands within the municipality in a manner which will promote the public health, safety, morals and general welfare.
C. 
Location and design of streets: to encourage the location and design of streets and roadways which will promote the free flow of traffic while discouraging the location of such facilities and routes which will result in congestion.
D. 
Creative development techniques: to promote a desirable visual environment through creative development techniques and good civic design and arrangements.
E. 
Conservation of open space: to promote the conservation of open space and valuable natural resources and to prevent degradation of the environment through improper use of land.
F. 
Efficient use of land: to encourage coordination of 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.