[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Barnegat by Ord. No. 2001-25.
Prior history includes Ord. No. 1983-1. Amendments noted where applicable.
]
It shall be the purpose of this chapter to promote health, safety,
morals and general welfare; prevent the overcrowding of land and buildings;
avoid undue concentration of population; lessen congestion in the
streets; and provide adequate light and air, with reasonable consideration
to the character of the zone and its peculiar suitability for particular
uses and with the objective of conserving the value of property and
encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the Township.
Pinelands Provision. This chapter is further intended to implement
the objectives of the Pinelands Protection Act and the Pinelands Comprehensive
Management Plan and to conform with the minimum standards contained
in said Plan. These objectives with respect to the Pinelands are to
protect, preserve and enhance the significant values of the resources
thereof, including natural, ecological, agricultural, archaeological,
historic, scenic, cultural and recreational resources of Barnegat
Township and the Pinelands.