The development ordinance which follows was developed by Corbin
City's Planning Board to promote the public health, safety, general
welfare, and all other purposes enumerated in the New Jersey Municipal
Land Use Law, Chapter 291, Laws of New Jersey, 1975. The regulations
and districts appearing here are consistent with the and use element
of Corbin City's Master Plan.
It is the intent and purpose of this ordinance:
a. To encourage municipal action to guide the appropriate use or development
of all lands in Corbin City, in a manner which will promote the public
health, safety, 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 our municipality does not conflict
with the development and general welfare of neighboring municipalities,
the county and the State as a whole;
e. 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;
f. To encourage the appropriate and efficient expenditure of public
funds by the coordination of public development with land use policies;
g. To provide sufficient space in appropriate locations for a variety
of agriculture, 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 citizens;
h. To 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;
i. To promote a desirable visual environmental 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 and to prevent
degradation of the environment through improper use of land;
k. To encourage planned development which incorporates the best features
of design and relate the type, design and layout of residential, commercial,
industrial and recreational development to the particular site;
l. 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; and
m. To promote the conservation of energy through the use of planning
practices designed to reduce energy consumption and to provide for
maximum utilization of renewable energy sources.
n. 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 compliment
municipal recycling programs.
Title:
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a.
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Long Title. An ordinance establishing zoning, subdivision and
site plan regulations covering the use and development of land and
structure, lot area lot coverage of buildings and other structures,
population density, parking provisions, height, and to divide the
City into zoning districts each with specific regulations, in accordance
with provisions of the New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law.
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b.
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Short Title. The ordinance will be known and may be cited as
the Corbin City Developmental Ordinance.
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Establishment of controls: The regulations established by this
ordinance shall be held to be the minimum requirements and shall apply
uniformly to all structures and land.
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a.
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Use of Land, Construction of Buildings: On and after the effective
date of this ordinance, no land or building shall be used, constructed,
located, altered, rebuilt, or enlarged for any purpose within Corbin
City, except in conformity with the restrictions and regulations established
by this ordinance for the district in which such land or building
is located and in conformity with all other pertinent terms and provisions
of this ordinance. Any use which is not specifically permitted by
the terms of this Ordinance is prohibited.
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b.
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Existing, Uses and Structures: In all districts, after the effective
date of this ordinance, any existing building or structure, and all
tracts of land, the use of which is not in conformity with regulations
for the district in which it is located, shall be deemed as non-conforming
and subject to the appropriate regulations of this ordinance governing
such non-conforming lots, uses, and structures.
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c.
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Failure to Comply: Any building constructed, rebuilt, altered,
or located on or after the effective date of this ordinance 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 ordinance, shall be changed, altered, corrected 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 building and
premises shall conform with all provisions of this ordinance. Such
change, alteration, correction or relocation shall be made within
30 days after notification in writing by the Zoning and Code Enforcement
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 or by certified
or registered mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address
of those to be served.
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d.
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No zoning permit for properties in flood zones shall be issued
unless the plan is approved by the Floodplain Manager. [Added 4-10-2017 by Ord.
No. 5-2017]
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