It is the purpose and intent of the Township of Lower to:
A. Promote, protect, enhance, perpetuate and preserve historic
landmarks for the educational, cultural, economic and general welfare of the
public through the preservation, protection and regulation of buildings, sites,
monuments, structures and areas of historic interest or importance within
the Township of Lower;
B. Safeguard the heritage of the Township by preserving
and regulating historic landmarks which reflect elements of its cultural,
social, economic, political and architectural history;
C. Preserve and enhance the environmental quality of neighborhoods,
to strengthen the Township's economic base by the stimulation of the tourist
industry, and to establish and improve property values;
D. Foster economic development;
F. Foster civic pride in the beauty and accomplishments
of the Township's past; and
G. Preserve and protect the cultural, historical and architectural
assets of the Township for which the Township has been determined to be of
national, state and local historical and architectural significance.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
HISTORIC SITE
Any real property, man-made structure, natural object or configuration
or any portion or group of the foregoing that has been formally designated
by Township Council ordinance as being of historical, archaeological, cultural,
scenic, or architectural significance in accordance with the designation criteria
set forth below.
TOWNSHIP
The Township of Lower, in the County of Cape May, State of New Jersey.