A.
There is hereby adopted a new comprehensive zoning plan for the Borough
of Lodi in the County of Bergen, hereinafter referred to as the "Borough,"
which plan is set forth in the text, Zoning Map, and Schedule of Area,
Yard and Bulk Requirements[1] that constitute this chapter. Said plan is adopted for
the purposes set forth in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-2, which shall be deemed
to specifically include the following, among others:
(1)
To encourage municipal action to guide the appropriate use or development
of all lands in this state in a manner which will promote the public
health, safety, morals and general welfare;
(2)
To secure safety from fire, flood, panic and other natural and man-made
disasters;
(3)
To provide adequate light, air and open space;
(4)
To ensure that the development of the Borough of Lodi does not conflict
with the development and general welfare of neighboring municipalities,
the county and the state as a whole;
(5)
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;
(6)
To encourage the appropriate and efficient expenditure of public
funds by the coordination of public development with land use policies;
(7)
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 all New
Jersey citizens;
(8)
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;
(9)
To promote a desirable visual environment through creative development
techniques and good civic design and arrangements;
(10)
To promote the conservation of historic sites and districts,
open space, energy resources and valuable natural resources in the
state and to prevent urban sprawl and degradation of the environment
through improper use of land;
(11)
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 of
the particular site;
(12)
To encourage senior citizen community housing construction;
(13)
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;
(14)
To promote utilization of renewable energy sources; and
(15)
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.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said map and schedule are included as attachments to this chapter.
B.
Such regulations were made with reasonable consideration, among other
things, to the character of each district and its peculiar suitability
to particular uses and with a view of conserving the value of property
and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the Borough.
Such regulations are also consistent with and designed to effectuate
the Master Plan of the Borough of Lodi adopted by the Planning Board
on March 9, 1994, and the reexamination on April 14, 2010.
