[Ord. No. 97-01 § 1]
The short title by which this chapter shall be known is "The
Land Development Regulations of the Borough of Farmingdale."
[Ord. No. 97-01 § 2]
An ordinance to limit and restrict to specified zones and to
regulate therein development, buildings and structures according to
their construction, and the nature and extent of their use, and the
nature and extent of the uses of land in the Borough of Farmingdale,
Monmouth County, State of New Jersey is hereby adopted.
[Ord. No. 97-01 § 3]
This chapter regulates the right to regulate and restrict: the
area, depth and width of all parcels of land; the size, height, number
of stories and sizes of buildings and other structures; the percentage
of lot area that may be occupied by buildings and structures; the
size of yards, courts and other open spaces; the density of population;
the visual environment; and the location, use and extent of use of
buildings, structures and land for trade, industry, residence and
other purposes.
[Ord. No. 97-01 § 4]
This chapter is adopted pursuant to the Municipal Land Use Law
of the State of New Jersey, N.J.S.A. 40-55D-1, et seq. in order:
a. To 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 insure the development of the Borough of Farmingdale does not
conflict with the development and general welfare of neighboring municipalities,
Monmouth County, and the State of New Jersey 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 to the preservation of
the environment;
f. To encourage the appropriate and effective expenditure of public
funds by the coordination of public development with land use policies;
g. To provide sufficient space and appropriate locations for a variety
of agricultural, residential, recreational, commercial and industrial
uses, and open space, both private and public, according to the respective
environmental requirements in order to meet the needs of the Borough's
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 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 Borough,
and to prevent urban sprawl and degradation of the environment through
improper use of land;
k. To encourage senior citizen community housing construction consistent
with provisions permitting other residential uses of a similar density
in the same zoning district;
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 the more efficient use of land;
m. To promote utilization of renewable energy sources; and
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.
[Ord. No. 97-01 § 5]
It is not intended by this chapter to repeal, abrogate, annul
or in any way impair or interfere with existing provisions of other
laws or ordinances, except those specifically repealed by this chapter.
Where this chapter imposes a greater restriction upon the use
of buildings or premises or upon the height of buildings or lot coverage,
or requires greater lot area, or larger yards, or other open space
as are imposed or required by such rules, regulations, or permits
or by such private restrictions, the provisions of this chapter shall
prevail.