East Rutherford City Zoning Code
ARTICLE I
General Provisions
§ 389-1 Title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Land Use and Zoning Ordinance of the Borough of East Rutherford."
§ 389-2 Purpose.
It is hereby ordained by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of East Rutherford in the County of Bergen and State of New Jersey, pursuant to the provision of P.L. 1975, c. 291,[1] a land development ordinance for the following purposes:
A.
To encourage municipal action to guide the appropriate use or development of all lands in this state, 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 manmade disasters;
C.
To provide adequate light, air and open space;
D.
To ensure that the development of individual municipalities does not conflict with the development and general welfare of the 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 agricultural, 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 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 spaces, energy resources and to prevent urban sprawl and degradation of the environment through improper use of land;
K.
To encourage planned unit developments which incorporate the best features of design and relate the type, design and layout of residential, commercial, industrial and recreational development of the particular site;
L.
To encourage senior citizen community housing construction;
M.
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;
N.
To promote utilization of renewable energy sources; and
O.
To promote the maximum practicable recovery and recycling of recyclable materials from planning practices designated to incorporate the State Recycling Plan goals and to complement municipal recycling programs.
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Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
§ 389-3 Effect on other laws.
It is not intended by this chapter to repeal, abrogate, annul or in any way impair or interfere with existing provisions of other laws or ordinances, except those specifically repealed or those implied to be repealed by this chapter, or any private restrictions placed upon property by covenant, deed or other private agreement, unless repugnant hereto.
§ 389-4 Interpretation.
In the interpretation and application of this chapter, the provisions hereof shall be held to be the minimum requirements adopted for the promotion of the public health, safety, morals or general welfare. Wherever the requirements of this chapter are at variance with the requirements of any other lawfully adopted rule, regulation or ordinance, the most restrictive or that imposing the higher standard shall govern.