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:
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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;
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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 our municipality 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 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;
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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;
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To promote a desirable visual environmental 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 and to prevent degradation of the environment through improper use of land;
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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;
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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; and
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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.
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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 compliment municipal recycling programs.
Title:
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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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Short Title. The ordinance will be known and may be cited as the Corbin City Developmental Ordinance.
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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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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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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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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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]