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• • y' • is 8.02[3] ZONING AND LAND USE COr r rRot.s 8-48 dimensions,placement,etc.of primarily public additions to ground,e.g.,streets, sewers,playgrounds,are formulated by the local legislature through the passage • of subdivision regulations.These regulations are enforced and applied to individ- ual lots by an administrative body usually known as the planning commission. • "This general approach to zoning fares reasonably well so long as.development takes place on a lot-by-lot basis, and so long as no one cares that the overall appearance of the municipality resembles the design achieved by using a cookie • R,< cutter on a sheet of dough.However,with the increasing popularity of large scale �•' residential developments,particularly in suburban areas,it has become apparent to many local municipalities that land can be more efficiently used,and develop- meats more aesthetically pleasing,if zoning regulations focus on density require- - meats rather than on specific rules for each individual lot.Under density zoning, the legislature determines what percentae of a particular district must be devoted to open space,for example,and what percentage used for dwelling units.The task of filling in the particular district With real houses and real open spaces then falls upon the planning commission usually working in conjunction with an individual • large scale developer.See Chrinko v.South Brunswick Twp., Planning Bd., 77 • NJ.Super.594, 187 A.2d 22I(1963).The ultimate goal of this so-called density or cluster concept cep of zoning is achieved when an entire self-contained little • community is permitted to be built within a zoning district, with the rules of density controlling not only the relation of private dwellings to open space,but also the relation of homes to commercial establishments such as theaters,hotels, restaurants, and quasi-commercial uses such as schools and churches." wo, • For a detailed discussion of PUDs,see Part V infra. Cluster zoning is discussed in Ch. 12 infra • • • • • • • • • �1,• • E z • • • • 4 _ ..