Roselle City Zoning Code
ARTICLE I
Title; Purpose; Administration
§ 650-1 Title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Land Use Ordinance of the Borough of Roselle, New Jersey."
§ 650-2 Purpose.
This chapter is adopted pursuant to the Municipal Land Use Law (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.) and subsequent amendments and supplements thereto in order to establish rules, regulations, standards and procedures for approval of all development other than single-family detached dwellings or uses accessory thereto in order to:
A.
Ensure efficient, safe and aesthetic land development.
B.
Provide for safe and efficient vehicular and pedestrian circulation.
C.
Provide for screening, landscaping, signing and lighting.
D.
Provide for compliance with appropriate design standards to ensure adequate light and air, proper building arrangements and minimum adverse effect on surrounding property.
E.
Provide for recreation, open space and public use areas.
F.
Encourage the use of methods and design that enable the construction of low and moderate impact without creating an adverse impact on the public health, safety and general welfare of the Borough or for the future residents of the development.
§ 650-3 Approving authority.
A.
Planning Board. The provisions of this chapter shall be administered by the Planning Board of the Borough of Roselle, except as set forth in Subsection B, below.
B.
Zoning Board of Adjustment. The provisions of this chapter shall be administered by the Zoning Board of Adjustment in applications before the Zoning Board of Adjustment involving variances provided for in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70d on which site plan review would be required. For such applications, any reference in this Chapter 650 to the Planning Board shall be considered to refer to the Zoning Board of Adjustment where applicable.