Bloomingdale City Zoning Code
ARTICLE I
Title; Intent
§ 92-1 Title.
The title of this ordinance is "An Ordinance Amending the Zoning Ordinance of the Borough of Bloomingdale, Passaic County, New Jersey, and to Limit and Restrict to Specified Districts or Zones and to Regulate Therein Building and Structures According to Their Construction and the Nature and Extent of Their Use, and the Nature and Extent of the Uses of Land, and Providing for the Administration and Enforcement of Provisions Herein Contained, and Repealing All Ordinances or Parts of Ordinances Inconsistent Herewith."
§ 92-2 Short title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Zoning Ordinance of the Borough of Bloomingdale."
§ 92-3 Purpose.
It is the intent and purpose of this chapter to:
A.
Encourage action to guide the appropriate use or development of all lands in the Borough of Bloomingdale, in a manner which will 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 the development of the Borough of Bloomingdale does not conflict with the development, and general welfare of neighboring municipalities, the County or the State as a whole.
E.
Promote the establishment of appropriate population densities and concentrations that will contribute to the well-being of persons, neighborhoods and the entire municipality and 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 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 the Borough's citizens.
H.
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.
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 prevent urban sprawl and degradation of the environment through improper use of land.
K.
Provide for senior citizen community housing.