This chapter shall hereafter be cited or referred
to for purposes of amendment or otherwise as: "Land Use and Development
Regulations of the Borough of Monmouth Beach, Monmouth County, New
Jersey."
The purposes of this chapter are to establish a pattern
for the uses of land and of buildings and structures thereon based
on the land use element of the Master Plan, as adopted and as may
be amended from time to time, to prohibit incompatible uses and to
achieve the following:
Guide the appropriate use or development of all lands
within the Borough of Monmouth Beach in a manner which will promote
the public health, safety, morals and general welfare;
Ensure that the development of Monmouth Beach does
not conflict with the development and general welfare of neighboring
municipalities, the County of Monmouth and the State of New Jersey
as whole;
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;
Provide sufficient space in appropriate locations
for a variety of 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;
Encourage the location and design of transportation
routes which will promote the free flow of traffic while discouraging
location of such facilities and routes which result in congestion
or blight;
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; [7/26/1988]
Encourage planned unit developments which incorporate
the best features of design and relate the type, design and layout
or residential, commercial, and recreational development to the particular
site;
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;