N.J. Admin. Code § 19:4-1.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 19:4-1.2 - Purpose

(a) This chapter is designed to serve the following purposes:

1. To provide for the orderly and comprehensive development of the District, consistent with the carrying capacity of the land and the preservation of critical wetland areas in accordance with the Master Plan of the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission (NJMC);

2. To consider the ecology of the District in order to protect the delicate environmental balance therein;

3. To promote the conservation of open space and valuable natural resources and to prevent sprawl and degradation of the environment through improper use of land;

4. To preserve an ecological balance between natural and open areas and development;

5. To promote the establishment of appropriate population densities and concentrations in suitable locations that will contribute to the well-being of persons, neighborhoods and communities;

6. To provide sufficient space in appropriate locations for a variety of industrial, warehouse, office, retail, residential, recreational, water dependent, and other uses, including mixed uses;

7. To provide that such uses are suitably sited and placed in order to secure safety from fire, flood and other natural and man-made disasters, provide adequate light and air, prevent the overcrowding of land and undue concentration of population, prevent traffic congestion, and, in general, relate buildings and uses to each other and to the environment so that aesthetic and use values are maximized;

8. To promote development in accordance with good planning principles that relates the type, design and layout of such development to both the particular site and surrounding environs;

9. To promote a desirable visual environment through building design and location;

10. To provide for infrastructure and utility improvements of the land adequate to serve the uses to be developed on that land;

11. To encourage the location and design of transportation routes that will promote the adequate flow of traffic and minimize congestion;

12. To encourage the development of a variety of transportation modal choices and to decrease dependence on automobiles as the primary means of transportation;

13. To protect the District from air, water, noise and other types of pollution;

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

15. To encourage coordination of various public and private activities shaping land development with a view toward lessening the cost of such development and promoting the more efficient use of land; and

16. To promote sustainable green building practices in accordance with U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) guidelines.

N.J. Admin. Code § 19:4-1.2

Amended by R.2006 d.397, effective 11/20/2006.
See: 38 N.J.R. 1797(a), 38 N.J.R. 4883(a).
In (a)15, substituted "; and" for a period at the end; and added (a)16.