This chapter has been developed for the purpose
of lessening congestion on roads and highways; to secure safety from
fire, panic and other danger; to promote health, morals and the general
welfare; to provide adequate light and air; to prevent the overcrowding
of land; to avoid undue congestion of population; to facilitate the
adequate provision of transportation, water, sewage, schools, parks
and other requirements and facilities; to provide for a reasonable
mix of land uses and dwelling types; to preserve scenic and historic
values, prime agricultural land, natural areas, aquifers and floodplains;
and to accommodate reasonable overall community growth.
This chapter has been developed to assist in
furthering the long-range community development objectives of Rostraver
Township as originally outlined in the Rostraver Township Comprehensive
Plan of 1966 and subsequent reviews and evaluations of the material
documented therein. Considerations have included land use changes
from 1966 to 1989, regional development trends, the status of community
infrastructure, local housing conditions, population factors and other
pertinent local and areawide studies and documentation. Specifically,
the local community development objectives relate to the following
elements:
A.
Creation and maintenance of orderly development patterns
and the coordination of interrelationships between living and working
areas of the community to provide for functionally distinguishable
but complimentary districts, as delineated in the various components
of the Comprehensive Plan and subsequent studies.
B.
Maintenance and improvement of the aesthetic quality
of the community.
C.
Protection of the natural environmental quality and
significant open space features throughout the Township.
D.
Preservation of viable agricultural pursuits and areas
devoted to such purposes.
E.
Protection of the residential character of the community
consistent with the need for a variety of housing types and densities
and the ability of the community to expand in an orderly manner.
F.
Preservation of property values and encouragement
of the highest and best use of developable land areas.
G.
Maintenance and expansion of the municipal economic
base.
H.
Development of accessways, utility systems, municipal
services and community facilities consistent with local needs.
I.
Coordination and cooperation with area and regional
development programs and trends that are consistent with the type
and quality of growth necessary to achieve the community development
objectives of the Township.
