[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.
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."
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.
