Belmar City Zoning Code
ARTICLE I
Title, Purpose
§ 40-1.1 Short Title.
[Ord. No. 1992-32 § 1.1]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as: The Development Regulations of the Borough of Belmar.
§ 40-1.2 Purpose.
[Ord. No. 1992-32 § 1.2]
The purpose of this chapter is to exercise the authority delegated to municipalities under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq. to regulate development and to promote good planning practice. The chapter intent is:
a.
To guide the appropriate use or development of all lands in the Borough, in a manner which will promote the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare;
b.
To secure safety from fire, flood, panic and other natural and man-made disasters;
c.
To provide adequate light, air and open space;
d.
To ensure that the development of the Borough does not conflict with the development and general welfare of neighboring municipalities, the County and the State as a whole;
e.
To promote the establishment of appropriate population densities and concentrations that will contribute to the well-being of persons, neighborhoods, communities and regions and preservation of the environment;
f.
To encourage the appropriate and efficient expenditure of public funds by the coordination of public development with land use policies;
g.
To provide sufficient space in appropriate locations for a variety of residential, recreational, commercial 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.
To encourage the location and design of transportation routes which will promote the free flow of traffic while discouraging location of such facilities and routes which result in congestion or blight;
i.
To promote a desirable visual environment through creative development techniques and good civic design and arrangements;
j.
To promote the conservation of historic sites and districts, open space, energy resources and valuable natural resources and to prevent urban sprawl and degradation of the environment through improper use of land;
k.
To 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;
l.
To promote utilization of renewable energy sources; and
m.
To promote the maximum practicable recovery and recycling of recyclable materials from municipal solid waste;
n.
To encourage senior citizen community housing construction consistent with provisions permitting other residential uses or similar density in the same zoning district.
§ 40-1.3 Liberal Interpretation.
[Ord. No. 1992-32 § 1.3]
This chapter shall be interpreted and considered in the light most favorable and liberal for the benefit of the master plan and the Borough of Belmar as a whole.
§ 40-1.4 State Law to Govern.
[Ord. No. 1992-32 § 1.4]
Wherever the provisions of statutes of the State of New Jersey, or other ordinances of the Borough of Belmar require greater width or size of yards, courts or other open spaces or require a lower height of building, or fewer stories, or require a greater percentage of the lot to be left unoccupied or impose restrictions more extensive than required by the terms and provisions within this chapter, then the provisions and requirements of such State Statute or other Borough ordinance shall govern.