This chapter is enacted for the following purposes:
A. 
To promote the public health, safety, morals and general welfare of the inhabitants of the Township of Greenwich.
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 promote the establishment of appropriate population densities and concentrations that will contribute to the well-being of persons, neighborhoods, communities and regions and preservation of the environment.
E. 
To provide sufficient space in appropriate locations for a variety of agricultural, residential, recreational, commercial and industrial uses and open space, both public and private.
F. 
To encourage the location and design of transportation route which will promote the free flow of traffic while discouraging locations of such facilities and routes which result in congestion or blight.
G. 
To promote a desirable visual environment through creative development techniques and good civic design and arrangements.
H. 
To promote the conservation of open space and valuable natural resources and to prevent urban sprawl and degradation of the environment through improper use of land.
The provisions of this chapter shall govern the use of all land and every building or portion of a building erected, altered, added to or relocated and every use within a building or use accessory thereto, within the Township of Greenwich. Any existing building or structure and any existing use of building or land, not in conformity with the regulations of this chapter, shall be regarded as lawful and nonconforming, so long as such existing buildings, structures or uses were lawful when created.
In interpreting and applying the provisions of this chapter, they shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of the public health, safety, comfort, convenience and general welfare. Where the provisions of this chapter impose greater restrictions than those of any statute, other ordinance or regulation, the provisions of this chapter shall be controlling. Where the provisions of any statute, other ordinance or regulation impose greater restrictions than this chapter, the provisions of each statute, other ordinance or regulation shall be controlling.
This chapter shall be known and cited as the "Greenwich Township Zoning Ordinance."