This chapter may be cited and referred to as the "Galloway Land Management Code."
[Amended 9-9-1986 by Ord. No. 828]
In accordance with the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-2, and the Pinelands Protection Act, N.J.S.A. 13:18A-1, it is the intent and purpose of this chapter to:
A. 
Promote the public health, safety, morals and general welfare.
B. 
Secure safety from fire, flood, panic and other natural and man-made disasters.
C. 
Provide adequate light, air and open space.
D. 
Ensure that development does not conflict with the development and general welfare of neighboring municipalities, the county and the state.
E. 
Promote the establishment of appropriate population densities and concentrations and to contribute to the well-being of persons, neighborhoods, the community and the region and the preservation of the environment.
F. 
Encourage the appropriate and efficient expenditure of public funds by the coordination of public development with land use policies.
G. 
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.
H. 
Encourage the design and implementation of transportation routes and to promote free flow of traffic, while discouraging location of such facilities and accessways which result in congestion or blight.
I. 
Promote a desirable visual environment through creative development techniques and good civic design and arrangements.
J. 
Promote the conservation of open space and valuable natural resources and to prevent urban sprawl and degradation of the environment through improper use of land.
K. 
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. 
Encourage senior citizen community housing.
M. 
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. 
Implement the objectives and standards of the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan as set forth in Article X in this chapter.