[Amended 11-27-1978 by Ord. No. 1978-15; 3-8-1999 by Ord. No.
1999-03]
The title of this chapter shall be known as the "Zoning Code
of the Township of Eastampton."
[Amended 11-27-1978 by Ord. No. 1978-15; 3-8-1999 by Ord. No.
1999-03]
This chapter was developed by the Township Council to promote
the public health, safety, morals, general welfare and all other purposes
enumerated in the New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law, Chapter 291 of
the Laws of New Jersey 1975, as amended and supplemented. In particular, it is the intent and purpose of this chapter
as follows:
A. To encourage municipal action to guide the appropriate use of development
of all lands in the Township 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 man-made
disasters.
C. To provide adequate light, air and open space.
D. To ensure that the development of individual municipalities does
not conflict with the development and general welfare of neighboring
municipalities, the county and the state as a whole.
E. To provide for the establishment of appropriate population densities
and concentrations which will contribute to the well-being of persons,
neighborhoods and communities and preservation of the environment.
F. To encourage the appropriate and efficient expenditure of public
funds by coordination of the public development with land use policies.
G. 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.
H. To encourage the location and design of transportation routes, which
will promote the free flow of traffic, while discouraging the location
of such facilities and routes which result in congestion or blight.
I. To promote a desirable visual environment through creative development
techniques and good civic design and arrangements.
J. To promote the conservation of historic sites and districts, open
space, energy resources and valuable natural resources in the state
and to prevent suburban sprawl and the degradation of the environment
through the improper use of land.
K. To encourage planned unit developments which incorporate the best
features of design while relating the type, design and layout of residential,
commercial, industrial and recreational development to the particular
site.
L. To promote senior citizen community housing construction.
M. To encourage coordination of the various public and private procedures
and activities that shape land development, with an emphasis on lessening
the cost of such development and the more efficient use of land.
N. To promote the utilization of renewable energy resources.
O. 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.
[Added 3-8-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-03]
The regulations established by this chapter shall be held to
be the minimum standards necessary to achieve the purposes and objectives
of the Township of Eastampton Master Plan and this chapter and shall
apply uniformly to each class or kind of structure or land. It is
not the intention of this chapter to interfere with, abrogate or annul
any easements, covenants or other agreements between the parties;
provided, however, that where this chapter imposes a greater restriction,
provision(s) of this chapter shall govern.
[Added 3-8-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-03]
A. Use of land; construction of buildings. On and after the effective
date of this chapter, no land or building shall be used, developed,
constructed, located, altered, rebuilt or enlarged for any purpose
within the Township of Eastampton except in conformity with the restrictions
and regulations established by this chapter for the district in which
such land or building is located and in conformity with all other
pertinent terms and provisions of this chapter.
B. Existing uses and structures. In all districts, after the effective
date of this chapter, any existing building or structure and all tracts
of land, the use of which is not in conformity with the regulation
for the district in which it is located, shall be deemed as nonconforming
and subject to the appropriate regulations of this chapter governing
such nonconforming lots, uses and structures.
C. Failure to comply. Any building constructed, rebuilt, altered or
located on or after the effective date of this chapter, in violation
of the restrictions and regulations established for the district in
which it is located or in violation of other pertinent terms or provisions
of this chapter, shall be changed, altered, collected or relocated
by the person who constructed or located such building and by the
owner of the land on which it is situated so that both the building
and premises shall conform with all provisions of this chapter. Such
change, alteration, correction or relocation shall be made within
30 days after notification, in writing, by the Zoning Officer to the
person who constructed, altered or located the building and the owner
of the land on which it is located. Such notification shall be by
personal service on those to be served, by certified or registered
mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of those
to be served.