The title of this chapter is "An Ordinance Establishing a Planning Board and a Zoning Board of Adjustment Pursuant to the Provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.; Providing for the Powers and Duties of Said Boards; Fixing Procedures Governing Applications to Said Boards, Review and Action on Such Applications and Appeals Therefrom; and Providing for the Adoption of Development Regulations."
This chapter shall hereafter be cited or referred to, for purposes of amendment or otherwise, as "Chapter 244, Land Use and Development Regulations, of the Code of the Township of Jackson, County of Ocean, New Jersey."
It is the intent and purpose of this chapter to establish a pattern for the uses of land and of buildings and structures thereon based on the land use element of the Master Plan, as adopted and as may be amended from time to time, to effectuate the Master Plan and to encourage municipal action to guide the appropriate and orderly development of land in a manner which will promote the public health, safety, morals and general welfare of the people. This chapter is intended to:
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Guide the appropriate use or development of all lands in the Township in a manner which will promote the public health, safety, morals and general welfare.
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Secure safety from fire, flood, panic and other natural and man-made disasters.
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Provide adequate light, air and open space.
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Ensure that the development of Jackson Township does not conflict with the development and general welfare of neighboring municipalities, the county and the state as a whole.
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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.
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Encourage the appropriate and efficient expenditure of public funds by the coordination of public development with land use policies.
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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.
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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 result in congestion or blight.
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Promote a desirable visual environment through creative development techniques and good civic design and arrangements.
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Promote the conservation of historic sites and districts, open space, energy resources and valuable natural resources in the state and to prevent urban sprawl and degradation of the environment through improper use of land.
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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 of the particular site.
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Encourage senior citizen community housing construction.
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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.
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Promote utilization of renewable energy sources.
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Promote the maximum practicable recovery and recycling of recyclable materials from municipal solid waste through the use of planning practices designed to incorporate the State Recycling Plan goals and to complement municipal recycling programs.