Sea Bright City Zoning Code

Guide the appropriate use or development of all lands in this Borough in a manner which will promote the public health, safety, morals and general welfare.

Secure safety from fire, flood, panic and other natural and man-made disasters.

Provide adequate light, air and open space.

Ensure that the development of this Borough does not conflict with the development and general welfare of neighboring municipalities, the county and the state as a whole.

Promote the establishment of appropriate population densities and concentrations that will contribute to the well-being of persons, neighborhoods, communities and regions and to preservation of the environment.

Encourage the appropriate and efficient expenditures of public funds by the coordination of public development with land use policies.

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 citizens of the Borough of Sea Bright.

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 results in congestion or blight.

Promote a desirable visual environment through creative development techniques and good civic design and arrangements.

Promote the conservation of open space and valuable natural resources and to prevent urban sprawl and degradation of the environment through improper use of land.

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.

Encourage the control of surface water runoff and to encourage the control of soil erosion and sedimentation and to prevent flooding and other damage to land.

Encourage variety in housing types and costs.

General requirements for all developments. No development shall be permitted to occur within the Borough unless preceding such development there shall have been filed an application for development which has been reviewed and approved in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and of all Borough codes and ordinances and any rules, regulations, codes, laws or administrative procedures of any higher level of government. When such approval has been granted subject to conditions or required specific performance, failure to meet such conditions or perform as specified shall cause said approval to become null and void.

Site plan and/or subdivision approval required; exempt development.