Chapter 16A adopted February 20, 2007, and as revised by
the Borough through February 27, 2017. Subsequent amendments noted
where applicable.
An ordinance re-establishing a planning board and a zoning board
of adjustment pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 291, P.L. 1975
(C. 40:55D-1 et seq.); providing for the powers and duties of said
boards: fixing procedures governing applications to said boards, review
and action on such applications and appeals therefrom, and providing
for the adoption of development regulations.
This chapter shall hereafter be cited or referred to for purposes of amendment or otherwise as: "Chapter 16A, Land Use and Development Regulations of the Revised General Ordinances of the Borough of Little Silver, Monmouth County, New Jersey."
The purposes of this chapter are to establish a pattern for
the uses of land and of buildings and structures thereon based on
the land use element of the master plan, as adopted and as may be
amended from time to time, to effectuate the master plan, and to encourage
municipal action to guide the appropriate and orderly development
of land in a manner which will promote the public health, safety,
morals and general welfare of the people. This chapter is intended
to regulate the use of land within zoning districts; prohibit incompatible
uses; secure safety from fire, flood, panic, and other natural and
man-made disasters; provide adequate light, air, and open space, limit
and restrict buildings and structures to specified districts and regulate
buildings and structures according to their type and the nature and
extent of their use; and regulate the nature, intensity and extent
of the use of land for trade, industry, residence, open space or other
purposes; regulate the bulk, height, number of stories, and size of
buildings and other structures; avoid conflict with the development
and general welfare of neighboring municipalities, the County and
the State; establish appropriate population densities and concentrations
contributing to the well being of persons., neighborhoods, communities
and the region and the preservation of the environment; provide sufficient
space for agricultural, residential, recreational, commercial and
industrial uses and open space; encourage the location and design
of transportation routes which will promote the free flow of traffic;
promote a desirable visual environment; promote the conservation of
open space and valuable and sensitive natural resources; prevent encroachment
of unsuitable uses and buildings into floodplain areas and areas subject
to high water tables; prevent degradation of the environment through
improper use of land; and conserve the taxable and economic value
of lands.
