Part 2 of this chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Zoning Ordinance of the Township of Brick," originally adopted January 4, 1974.[1]
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Editor's Note: The Zoning Ordinance adopted
1-4-1974 by Ord. No. 183-74 was superseded 1-2-1979 by this Ord. No.
354-2-79.
Part 2 of this chapter is adopted pursuant to the authority of the Municipal Land Use Law, Chapter 291, Laws of New Jersey 1975 (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.).
In their interpretation, the provisions of Part 2 of this chapter shall be held to minimum requirements. It is not the intent of Part 2 of this chapter to abrogate any permit previously issued pursuant to law relating to the use of buildings or land; nor shall it be interpreted to interfere with the provisions of existing codes, laws or ordinances regarding building construction, health, safety or sanitation or with any private restrictions placed upon a property by covenant or deed; provided, however, that where Part 2 of this chapter requires a greater width or size of lot or of yards or other open spaces or requires a lesser height, bulk or ground coverage for buildings or, in general, imposes restrictions greater than those required in another law or local ordinance or regulation, the provisions of Part 2 of this chapter shall govern.
The definitions as set forth in a certain ordinance establishing definitions to be utilized in conjunction with Part 2 (Zoning), Part 3 (Subdivision of Land), and Part 4 (Site Plan Review), and of this chapter of the Code of the Township of Brick, which ordinance is intended to be adopted concurrent herewith, are hereby adopted by reference. Said definitions are included in § 245-3 of Part 1 of this chapter.
