The purpose and intent of Part IV of this chapter is as follows:
A.
To set forth guidelines and standards that promote the creation of
functional and attractive development that shall promote and give
due consideration to the health, safety, general welfare, morals,
order, efficiency, economy, maintenance of property values and character
of the Borough.
B.
To ensure that any development shall comply with the Master Plan,
zoning plan and other overall or district plans of the Borough and
this chapter.
C.
To provide guidelines and standards that shall be used by an applicant
in preparing a development plan, and the Board in reviewing the same.
In reviewing a development plan, the Board shall establish findings
as to whether or not, and to what degree, an application for development
meets such guidelines and standards. Based upon its review of the
development plan and the degree to which such findings of compliance
are established, the Board may approve, conditionally approve, request
modifications or deny approval of the application for development.
D.
To minimize adverse impacts of flooding, drainage, erosion, vehicular
traffic, pedestrian movement, parking, vibration, lighting and glare,
noise, odor, solid waste disposal, litter, ventilation, vibration,
crime and vandalism and inappropriate design and development.
E.
To ensure that any new development gives due consideration to the
physical, visual and spatial characteristics of the existing streetscape,
neighborhood and district in which such is located and the Borough
generally.
F.
To ensure that the physical, visual and spatial characteristics of
any proposed development shall not be so markedly incongruous with
the same characteristics of the existing streetscape, neighborhood
and district in which such is located, and the Borough generally,
so as to materially detract from the real property value of adjacent
or nearby properties.
The design guidelines and standards described in Part IV of this chapter shall be used as the Borough's presumptive minimum requirements for subdivision and site plan development and as criteria for evaluating the plan and design of such development plans. However, the guidelines and standards are not intended to restrict creativity, and an applicant may request that the guidelines and standards be modified or waived. To gain approval of such modification or waiver, the applicant shall demonstrate to the Board the criteria for exceptions pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-51, which shall include a showing that the resulting change will:
B.
Be designed in accordance with the Borough's normally acceptable
engineering, planning and/or architectural practices.
C.
Not have an adverse impact on the physical, visual or spatial characteristics
of the overall development plan for the tract to be developed.
D.
Generally enhance the overall development plan for the tract.
E.
Not have an adverse impact on the physical, visual or spatial characteristics
of the existing streetscape, neighborhood and district in which such
development is located or the Borough generally.
F.
Generally enhance the streetscape and neighborhood in which it is
located.
G.
Not reduce the useful life or increase the cost of maintenance of
the improvement to be modified or otherwise have an adverse impact
on the long-term function of the development.
H.
Not materially detract from the real property value of the development
or adjacent or nearby properties.
