271 Collignon Way Unit 4B, River Vale, NJ 07675

Planned Residential Development District

The purposes of this district are those set forth in Part 9, Zoning, of this chapter and are designed to protect and enhance the general welfare by aiding, encouraging and regulating the most appropriate use of land in the municipality. Such purposes also are intended to: Increase the amount and broaden the variety of housing in the Township, thereby providing housing for smaller family units, senior citizens and other people with a wide variety of economic needs and social desires.; Guide development in types, amounts, intensities and areas considered appropriate in relation to the present and future overall development of River Vale in accordance with the Township's Master Plan and in particular with the land-use-plan element of the Master Plan.; Foster and support the functional, aesthetic and economic revitalization and renewal of the Four Corners area.; Provide for a safe and convenient pattern of traffic circulation, including roads, sidewalks and bicycle paths.; Minimize the impact or natural resources.; Promote functionally and aesthetically good design and promote a desirable visual environment.; Encourage and promote flexibility and economy in layout and design of residential and related land uses.; Promote an enjoyable and desirable visual environment as an aid to healthful, peaceful and pleasant living.; Coordinate development procedures by the comprehensive statement of subdivision, site plan and zoning regulations.; Encourage innovations in residential development so that the growing demands of the population may be met by greater variety in type, design and layout of buildings and by the conservation and more efficient use of natural resources and open space ancillary to said buildings.; Encourage a procedure which can relate the type, design and layout of residential development to the particular site and the particular demand at the time of the development in a manner consistent with the preservation of the property values within established residential areas.; Ensure that the increased flexibility of substantive regulations over land development is subject to such administrative standards and procedures as will encourage the disposition of proposals for land development without undue delay.