Maurice River City Zoning Code
ARTICLE 35
16 Interpretation and Amendment
§ 35-16.1 QUESTIONS OF INTERPRETATION; CONFLICTING PROVISIONS.
It is the intent of this chapter that all questions of interpretation and enforcement shall be first presented to the Zoning Officer and that such questions shall be presented to the Land Use Board only as required by Section 35-4.6 of this chapter or on appeal from a decision of the Zoning Officer and that recourse from decisions of the Land Use Board shall be to the courts as provided by law. In the case of a conflict between a provision of this chapter and any other Township, County, or State requirement, the most stringent regulation shall apply.
§ 35-16.2 AMENDMENTS AND REFERENCES TO STATUTES AND OTHER REGULATIONS AND AGENCIES.
A.
The regulations, restrictions and boundaries set forth in this chapter may from time to time be amended, supplemented, changed or repealed in accordance with the procedures established in accordance with applicable New Jersey statutes.
B.
In the case of reference to New Jersey statutes it is the intent that current statutes as amended or revised shall be recognized as controlling, and said current statutes shall supersede the terms or provisions of this chapter wherever conflict occurs, but only to the extent of such conflict.
C.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, it is the intent of this chapter, that, whenever reference is made to regulations of another agency or publication, the most recent edition of said publications or regulation with any amendments thereto shall apply.
D.
In the case of reference made in this chapter to various governmental agencies, it is the intent of this chapter that such references shall include any successor agency or a new agency to which duties of any given agency referenced herein have been transferred in accordance with law.
E.
Amendments to this chapter affecting land in the Pinelands Protection Area shall be submitted to the Pinelands Commission for review in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:50-3.45.
§ 35-16.3 PENDING APPLICATIONS.
All applications for development filed prior to the effective date of this chapter may be continued according to procedures and time schedules in effect at the time of filing said applications, but any appeals arising out of decisions made on such applications shall be governed by the provisions of this chapter.
§ 35-16.4 FILING OF PROVISIONS WITH COUNTY.
Immediately upon adoption of this chapter, the Municipal Clerk shall file a copy of this chapter with the Cumberland County Planning Board as required by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-16.
§ 35-16.5 VALIDITY AND INCONSISTENCIES.
The various parts of this chapter, including sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases and words, are separate, and if any part is properly found to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such finding(s) shall not affect the remaining portions of this chapter.
Any ordinance or portion thereof, inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter is hereby repealed, but only to the extent of such inconsistency.