In addition to the general goals listed in the
Preamble and Article
I, §
350-4, General intent, the districts established in this regulation are intended to achieve the following:
A. To provide sufficient space, appropriately located
for residential development to meet the housing needs of the present
and expected future population of the Township, within the range of
house types and densities anticipated.
B. To assure light, air and privacy, as far as possible,
by controlling the spacing and height of buildings and other structures.
C. To protect residential areas against hazards of fire,
offensive noise, vibration, smoke, odors, water runoff, glare, or
other objectionable influences.
D. To prevent congestion, as far as possible, by regulating
the density of population and the bulk of buildings and by providing
for sufficient off-street parking.
E. To protect residential neighborhoods, as far as possible,
from heavy or through traffic.
F. To make possible provisions of those public and private
educational, recreational, health and similar facilities serving the
needs of nearby residents, which perform most effectively in a residential
environment and do not create objectionable influences.
G. To promote the most desirable use of land and direction
of building development in accord with a well-considered plan, to
promote stable residential development, to protect the character of
any district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses, to
conserve the value of land and buildings, and to protect the Township
tax revenues.