There is hereby established a comprehensive
zoning plan for the City of Clifton, which plan is set forth in the
text, map and schedule that constitute this chapter. Said plan is
adopted for the purposes set forth in Chapter 291 of the Laws of 1975, and more particularly for the protection and promotion
of the public health, safety and welfare in the following manner:
A. Guiding the future growth and development of the City
in accordance with a comprehensive plan of land use and population
density, as set forth in the Master Plan of the City of Clifton that
represents the most beneficial, economically productive and socially
satisfactory relationships among the residential, commercial and industrial
areas within the City of Clifton, having regard to their suitability
for the various uses appropriate to each of them and their potentiality
for such uses, as indicated by existing conditions and trends in population,
in building development and in economic activity, considering such
conditions and trends both within the City of Clifton and with respect
to its relation to adjacent areas and to the larger community of urban
Passaic County as part of the New York - New Jersey metropolitan region.
B. Protecting and conserving the value of land throughout
the City of Clifton and the value of buildings appropriate to the
various districts established by this chapter.
C. Assuring a harmonious relationship among the various
districts established by this chapter, minimizing such conflicts among
uses as may arise in connection with the orderly expansion of various
use districts in accordance with the purposes and the intent of this
chapter and in furtherance of the objectives of the Master Plan of
the City and bringing about the gradual conformity of the uses of
land and buildings throughout the City of Clifton to the comprehensive
zoning plan set forth in this chapter.
D. Aiding in bringing about the most beneficial relation
between the uses of land and buildings and the movement of traffic
through and the circulation of traffic within the City, having particular
regard to the avoidance of congestion on the highways and streets
in the City and provision of safe and convenient traffic access appropriate
to the various uses of land and buildings throughout the City.
E. Aiding in providing a guide for public policy and
action in the efficient provision of public facilities and services
and for private enterprise in building development, investment and
other economic activity relating to the uses of land and buildings
throughout the City of Clifton.