Weymouth City Zoning Code
ARTICLE I
Title and Purpose
§ 155-1 Title.
[Amended 12-2-2015 by Ord. No. 543-2015]
This is a chapter to amend the Code of the Township of Weymouth, New Jersey, reestablishing a Planning Board pursuant to the provisions of New Jersey Statutes Annotated (N.J.S.A.) 40:55D-1 et seq., providing for the powers and duties of said Board, fixing the procedures and standards governing development review applications to said Board and app9eals therefrom and providing for the adoption of planning and development regulations.
§ 155-2 Short title.
This chapter shall hereafter be cited or referred to for purposes of amendment or otherwise as: "Land Use and Development Regulations of the Township of Weymouth, Atlantic County, New Jersey."
§ 155-3 Intent and purpose.
This chapter is enacted with the intent and purpose to:
A.
Guide the appropriate use or development of all lands within Weymouth Township in a manner which will promote the public health, safety, morals and general welfare.
B.
Secure safety from fire, flood, panic and other natural and man-made disasters.
C.
Provide adequate light, air and open space.
D.
Ensure that the development of Weymouth Township does not conflict with the development and general welfare of neighboring municipalities, the county and the state as a whole.
E.
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.
Encourage the appropriate and efficient expenditure of public funds by the coordination of public development with land use policies.
G.
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.
Encourage the location and design of transportation routes which will promote the fee flow of traffic while discouraging location of such facilities and routes which result in congestion or blight.
I.
Promote a desirable visual environment through creative development techniques and good civic design and arrangements.
J.
Promote the conservation of historic sites and districts, open space, energy resources, and valuable natural resources and to prevent urban sprawl and degradation of the environment through improper use of land.
K.
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 to the particular site.
L.
Encourage senior citizen community housing construction.
M.
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.
Promote utilization of renewable energy sources.
O.
Implement the objectives of the Pinelands Protection Act and the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan in the Pinelands area of the Township and the Coastal Management Plan and Policies within the CAFRA area of the Township and to conform with the minimum standards contained in said plans.
P.
Promote the maximum practicable recovery and recycling of municipal solid wastes and implementation of the State of New Jersey, Atlantic County and Weymouth Township recycling programs.