It is the intent and purpose of this chapter:
A. To encourage municipal action to guide the appropriate use or development
of all lands in this Township in a manner which will 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 ensure the development of the Township in a way that does not
conflict with the development and general welfare of neighboring municipalities,
the county and the state, as a whole.
E. To provide the establishment of appropriate population densities
and concentrations which will contribute to the well-being of persons,
neighborhoods and communities, and preservation of the environment.
F. To encourage the appropriate and efficient expenditure of public
funds by coordination of the public development with land use policies.
G. To provide sufficient space in appropriate locations for a variety
of agricultural, 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 the citizens
of Logan Township and of all New Jersey citizens.
H. To encourage the location and design of transportation routes, which
will promote the free-flow of traffic, while discouraging the location
of such facilities and routes which result in congestion or blight.
I. To promote desirable visual environment through creative development
techniques and good civic design and arrangement.
J. To promote the conservation of open space and valuable natural resources
and to prevent urban sprawl and degradation of the environment through
the improper use of land.
K. To encourage planned unit developments, which incorporate 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 senior citizen community housing construction.
M. 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.
N. To promote the utilization of renewal energy sources.
O. 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 complement
municipal recycling programs.
The regulations established by this chapter are intended to
meet those standards necessary to achieve the purposes and objectives
of the Logan Township Master Plan and this chapter, and shall apply
uniformly to each class or kind of structure or land. It is not the
intention of this chapter to interfere with, abrogate or annul any
easements, covenants or other agreements between the parties; provided,
however, that, where this chapter imposes a greater restriction, that
provisions of this chapter shall govern.
A. Use of land, construction of buildings. On and after the effective
date of this chapter, no land or building shall be used, developed,
constructed, located, altered, rebuilt or enlarged for any purpose
within Logan Township except in conformity with the restrictions and
regulations established by this chapter for the district in which
such land or building is located and in conformity with all other
pertinent terms and provisions of this chapter.
B. Existing uses and structures. In all districts, after the effective
date of this chapter, any existing building or structure and all tracts
of land, the use of which is not in conformity with the regulation
for the district in which it is located, shall be deemed as nonconforming
and subject to the appropriate regulations of this chapter governing
such nonconforming lots, uses and structures.
C. Failure to comply. Any use engaged or building constructed, rebuilt,
altered and located on or after the effective date of this chapter,
in violation of the restrictions and regulations established for the
district in which it is located or in violation of the pertinent terms
or provisions of this chapter, shall be changed, altered, corrected
or relocated by the person who constructed or located such use or
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
chapter. Such change, alteration, correction and relocation shall
be made within 30 days after notification in writing by the Zoning
Officer to the person who constructed, altered or located the use
or 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.
D. Violations and penalties.
[Added 9-15-2020 by Ord.
No. 14-2020]
(1)
Any person, partnership, corporation or entity violating any
of the provisions of this Code shall be subject to a fine of not less
than $250, nor more than $2,000. Each day that a violation exists
shall constitute a separate offense. In addition, any permit or approval
issued by the Township of Logan, or certificate relating to the application,
whichever the case may be, may be revoked by the Township Council,
Zoning Officer or the Code Enforcement Officer, at its option after
due notice to the owner or applicant of the violation.
(2)
Notwithstanding the owner's or applicant's compliance, and any
fines or penalties imposed from said violations, the Logan Township
governing body, Planning Board or Zoning Board, as the case may be,
may take such other legal action or institute such other proceedings
in a court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of
this Code or the provisions of any approval, permit or certificate
granted.