[Ord. 2/22/1985]
In accordance with the Fairfield Borough Comprehensive Plan
of Development as revised and adopted by the Fairfield Borough Council
on February 22, 1985, there is hereby established a new Comprehensive
Zoning Plan for the Borough, which plan is set forth in the text and
map that constitute this Chapter. The Plan is adopted in the interest
of protecting and promoting the public health, safety, morals, and
general welfare, and shall be deemed to include the following objectives,
among other as may be stated in the Borough of Fairfield’s Revised
Comprehensive Plan:
A.
The following
objectives are subscribed to meeting this goal:
(1)
To
direct new development to support and enhance the existing character
of the Borough and the districts within which new uses are located.
(2)
To
preserve and promote a balanced variety of residential, recreational,
commercial, industrial, institutional, agricultural, and conservation
land uses in the Borough.
(3)
To
ensure that adjacent land uses are compatible with regard to noise,
traffic, odor, activity, and appearance.
(4)
To
guide existing vacant land resources to achieve a desired pattern
of land development relative to the community infrastructure and natural
features carrying capacity.
(5)
To
safeguard the tax base, promote economic development, and provide
for local employment through appropriate utilization of existing and
potential nonresidential lands.
(6)
To
promote the conservation of existing land uses, rural traits, and
natural amenities which presently characterize the Borough.
(7)
To
maintain the quality of land development and the local environment
with reasonable controls.
(8)
To
assure that land development and other construction does not conflict
with adjacent municipalities, and other developments not under the
jurisdiction of the Borough.
(9)
To
assimilate private development and redevelopment within reasonable
time periods in relation to the phasing of public improvements.
(10)
To provide thorough land use controls, design standards, and guidelines
which would encourage mutually compatible and supportive development.
