31 Carter Rd, Haskell, NJ 07420-1050

Townhouse Zone

The purposes of this section are as follows: in order that the public health, safety, morals and general welfare shall be furthered in an era of increasing urbanization and of growing demand for housing of all types and designs, to provide for necessary commercial and educational facilities conveniently located to such housing, to ensure that the provisions of the revised statutes, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq., which direct the uniform treatment of dwelling type, bulk, density and open space within each zoning district, shall not be applied to the improvement of land by other than lot and lot development in a manner which would distort the objectives of the revised statutes, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.; to encourage innovations in residential development and renewal so that the growing demands of the population may be met by greater variety and type, design and layout of buildings and by the conservation and more efficient use of open space ancillary to said buildings so that greater opportunities for better housing and recreation conveniently located to each other may extend to all residents of this municipality; in order to encourage a more efficient use of land and of public services or private services in lieu thereof and to reflect changes in the technology of land development so that resulting economics may inure to the benefit of those who need homes; to lessen the burden of traffic on streets and highways; to conserve the value of land; and, in aid of these purposes, to provide a procedure which can relate the type, design and layout to the particular site and the particular demand for housing and other facilities, including the foregoing, at the time of development in a manner consistent with the preservation of the property values within established residential areas and to ensure that the increased flexibility of substantive regulations over land development authorized herein is subject to such administrative standards and procedures as shall encourage the disposition of proposals for land development without undue delay; to provide for the comprehensive, coordinated development of contiguous tracts of land for multiple-family townhouses and apartment dwellings in that they provide a realistic opportunity for the construction of lower-income housing in the Borough of Wanaque as delineated on the Zoning Map; and in general to promote the public health, safety, morals and general welfare of the citizens of the Borough of Wanaque.