This Part
1 shall be known and may be cited as the "Site Plan Ordinance of the Township of West Windsor, New Jersey."
This Part
1 is adopted pursuant to the Municipal Land Use Law (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.) and subsequent amendments and supplements thereto in order to establish rules, regulations, standards and procedures for approval of all development other than single-family detached dwellings or uses accessory thereto in order to:
A. Preserve existing natural resources and give proper
consideration to the physical constraints of the land.
B. Provide for safe and efficient vehicular and pedestrian
circulation.
C. Provide for screening, landscaping, signing and lighting.
D. Ensure efficient, safe and aesthetic land development.
E. Provide for compliance with appropriate design standards
to ensure adequate light and air, proper building arrangements and
minimum adverse effect on surrounding property.
F. Develop proper safeguards to minimize the impact on
the environment including but not limited to soil erosion and sedimentation
and air and water pollution.
G. Ensure the provision of adequate water supply, drainage
and stormwater management, sanitary facilities and other utilities
and services.
H. Provide for recreation, open space and public use
areas.
I. Encourage cost-performance methods and designs to
enable the construction of low and moderate impact without creating
an adverse impact on the public health, safety and general welfare
of the Township or for the future residents of the development.
[Added 2-25-1985 by Ord. No. 85-1]