There is hereby established a Zoning Ordinance for the Township, which plan is set forth in the text and map that constitute this chapter. Said chapter is adopted in the interest of protecting and promoting the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare, and shall be deemed to include the following related and specific community development goals and objectives, among others as may be stated in the policy statements within the East Manchester Township Comprehensive Plan:
A. 
To develop residential areas, which include several types of uses, which complement one another but are carefully located within the neighborhood to prevent conflicts among the different uses.
B. 
To provide adequate areas for commercial and industrial uses in locations, which will cause a minimum of problems for all concerned.
C. 
To locate urban development in a pattern which can be easily serviced by various community facilities and utilities, with adequate transportation facilities, and with considerations for energy conservation.
D. 
To minimize the conflicts between the agricultural and suburban sections of the Township by directing urbanization to areas away from prime agricultural sections.
E. 
To encourage the retention of agriculture as a sound economic activity.
F. 
To encourage the preservation of as much of the rural character of the Township as possible, by conserving areas of woodland and open space, especially in areas of floodplains and steep slopes.
G. 
To provide for the diverse housing needs of all existing and future Township residents.
H. 
To provide for access to arterial highways which can adequately carry anticipated through-traffic volumes and provide safe access to major traffic generators, both in the Township and in areas serving the Township. Access to these arterial highways should be carefully controlled to prevent conflicts between local and arterial traffic.
I. 
To provide a system of collector roads which can efficiently carry local traffic between residential areas, and to and from arterial highways, including but not limited to those shown on the Transportation Plan contained in the Comprehensive Plan.
J. 
To insure the maintenance of the exclusively local nature of residential streets, thereby keeping the residential areas free of any but low speed, low volume local traffic.
K. 
To provide sufficient off-street parking to maximize the use of high-cost roadways to carry vehicular traffic.
L. 
To provide for a balanced system of transportation and transit facilities in order to minimize energy utilization and to meet the different needs of people, business and industry.
M. 
To preserve adequate open space and recreation areas in the Township to serve the growing needs for leisure time activities, by encouraging partnerships with the school district and other facility owners.
N. 
To provide adequate fire and police protection facilities and other community facilities and services to assure the welfare and safety of the residents in all parts of the Township.
O. 
To provide adequate stormwater management facilities for the protection and preservation of existing and future water supplies, both surface and subsurface, and the protection of private and public property.