The purpose of this chapter is to establish a pattern for the use of land and buildings in the Borough of Carlstadt based on the Master Plan for the Borough and to establish zoning districts and regulations to promote the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the community; lessen congestion in the streets; secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers; prevent the overcrowding of land and avoid undue concentration of population; facilitate adequate provisions for transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements; conserve the value of buildings and encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout the Borough; provide for public health, comfort and general welfare in living and working conditions; regulate and restrict the location of trades and industries and the location of buildings designed for specified uses; regulate and limit the height and bulk of buildings hereafter erected; and to regulate and determine the size of yards, courts and other open spaces for buildings hereafter erected.

The provisions and requirements of this chapter shall be held paramount to any corresponding or similar but less restrictive provisions of any existing law, ordinance, rule or regulation.