[Amended 7-18-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-14]
A comprehensive ordinance regulating and limiting the uses of land and the uses and the locations of buildings and structures; regulating and restricting the height and bulk of buildings and structures and determining the area of yards and other open spaces; regulating and restricting the density of population; dividing the Township of Allamuchy into zoning districts for such purposes; adopting a map of said Township showing the boundaries and the classification of such districts; establishing rules, regulations and standards governing the subdivision and development of land within the Township; establishing a Land Use Board; and prescribing penalties for the violation and methods for enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.
The short form by which this chapter may be known shall be the "Land Development Ordinance of the Township of Allamuchy."
This chapter is adopted pursuant to the Municipal Land Use Law (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.) in order to promote and protect the public health, safety, morals and general welfare, and in furtherance of the following related and more specific objectives:
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To secure safety from fire, flood, panic, and other natural and man-made disasters;
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To provide adequate light, air and open space;
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To ensure that the development of the Township of Allamuchy does not conflict with the development and general welfare of neighboring municipalities, the county and the state as a whole;
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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;
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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 agricultural, residential, recreational, commercial and industrial uses and open space, both public and private, according to their respective environmental requirements in order to meet the needs of all New Jersey citizens;
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To encourage the location and design of transportation routes which will permit the free flow of traffic while discouraging location of such facilities and routes which will result in congestion or blight;
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To provide a desirable visual environment through creative development techniques and good civic design and arrangements;
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To promote the conservation of historic sites and districts, open space, energy resources and valuable natural resources in the state and to prevent urban sprawl and degradation of the environment through improper use of land;
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To encourage planned unit developments which incorporate the best features of design and relate the type, design and layout of residential, commercial, industrial and recreational development of the particular site;
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To encourage senior citizen community housing construction;
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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;
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To promote utilization of renewable energy sources;
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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;
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To further the goals and policies of the Master Plan of the Township of Allamuchy;
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To prohibit incompatible uses and to prohibit uses, buildings or structures which are incompatible with the character of the development of the permitted uses within specified zoning districts and surrounding areas;
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To regulate alterations of existing buildings, to prevent such additions to, and alterations or remodeling of, existing buildings or structures as would not comply with the restrictions and limitations imposed hereunder;
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To conserve the value of land and buildings throughout the Township;
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Within the community's resources, to meet the future housing needs of the citizens of the Township of Allamuchy and the region, and to assure a full range of housing types to meet all income levels;
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To minimize the increases in volumes and rates of surface runoff due to development, and to prevent dangers to life and property from excess water runoff and clogging of drainage structures; and
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To maintain the useful life of natural man-made waterways and impoundments by minimizing sedimentation, and to maintain sufficient flows in streams and rivers for recreation, health and aesthetic purposes.
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The provisions of this chapter shall be held to be the minimum requirements.
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Where this chapter imposes a greater restriction than is imposed or required by other provisions of law or by other rules, regulations or resolutions, the provisions of this chapter shall control.
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Where other laws, rules, regulations or resolutions require greater restrictions than are imposed by this chapter, the provisions of such other laws, rules, regulations or restrictions shall control.
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Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted by the Land Use Board or by a court of competent jurisdiction to deprive jurisdiction regarding public utilities and public utility uses, as hereinafter defined, from such state or federal agencies as may have jurisdiction over same. The purpose of the regulations contained in this chapter are intended to exercise the Township's appropriate police power to assure that all uses, including public utilities and public utility uses as defined herein, are compatible and consistent with surrounding structures, uses, zoning districts and the Master Plan of the Township of Allamuchy.
[Amended 7-18-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-14]
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All uses not expressly permitted in this chapter are prohibited.
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Cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, warehousing, wholesale and retail distribution and retail delivery services are specifically prohibited in all zones in Allamuchy Township.
[Added 6-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-04]
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No building or any other structure shall be erected, enlarged, altered, added to, reduced, moved or changed in use unless in conformity with the applicable requirements of this chapter.
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All applicable requirements of this chapter shall be met at the time a building or any other structure is first erected, enlarged, altered, added to, reduced, moved or changed in use.
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All applicable requirements of this chapter shall apply to the entire structure, whether or not the entire structure was involved in the erection, enlargement, alteration, addition, reduction, moving or change in use.
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No structure or land area in Allamuchy Township shall be used for any purpose or in any manner other than as specified in this chapter.