This chapter shall sometimes be known as the "Land Use Ordinance of the Borough of Fanwood" ("Borough").
This chapter implements the Municipal Land Use Law of the State of New Jersey (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.) within the Borough. It is the intent and purpose of this chapter:
A. 
To guide the appropriate use or development of all lands in this 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 manmade disasters;
C. 
To provide adequate light, air and open space;
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To encourage the appropriate and efficient expenditure of public funds by the coordination of public development with land use policies;
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To provide sufficient space in appropriate locations for a variety of residential, recreational, and commercial uses and open space, both public and private, according to their respective environmental requirements in order to meet the needs of all of the Borough's citizens;
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To promote a desirable visual environment through creative development techniques and good civic design and arrangement;
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To promote the conservation of historic sites and districts, open space, energy resources and prevent degradation of the environment through improper use of land;
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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;
I. 
To promote utilization of renewable energy sources; and
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To promote the maximum practicable recovery and recycling of recyclable materials from municipal solid waste through the use of planning practices designed to incorporate the State Recycling Plan goals and to complement municipal recycling programs.
After carefully considering the Master Plan of the Borough, the characteristics of the surrounding communities and the characteristics and needs of the Borough, the Mayor and Council declare that it is the objective of this chapter to:
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Restrict further residential development, given the densities already existing in the Borough.
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Encourage development of additional commercial ratables in the commercial zones.
The provisions and requirements of this chapter shall be held paramount to any corresponding or similar, but less restrictive provisions and requirements of any existing law, ordinance, rule, regulation, deed, restriction or private covenant affecting lands and premises in the Borough; provided, the Borough as an entity shall be exempt from all provisions of this chapter unless otherwise provided herein or as may be required by New Jersey law.