The purpose and intent of this chapter is:
A.Â
To encourage municipal action to guide the appropriate
use or development of all lands in the Township in a manner which
will promote the public health, safety, morals and general welfare.
B.Â
To secure safety from fire, flood, panic and other
natural and man-made disasters.
C.Â
To provide adequate light, air and open space.
D.Â
To ensure that the development of the Township does
not conflict with the development and general welfare of neighboring
municipalities, the county and the state as a whole.
E.Â
To promote the establishment of appropriate population
densities and concentrations that will contribute to the well-being
of persons, neighborhoods, the Township and preservation of the environment.
F.Â
To encourage the appropriate and efficient expenditure
of public funds by the coordination of public development with land
use policies.
G.Â
To provide sufficient space in appropriate locations
and regulate the use thereof for a variety of residential, recreational,
commercial and industrial uses and open space, both public and private,
according to their respective environmental requirements in order
to meet the needs of all Township citizens.
H.Â
To encourage the location and design of transportation
routes which will promote the free flow of traffic while discouraging
location of such facilities and routes which result in congestion
or blight.
I.Â
To promote a desirable visual environment through
creative development techniques and good civic design and arrangements.
J.Â
To promote the conservation of open space and valuable
natural resources and to prevent urban sprawl and degradation of the
environment through improper use of land.
K.Â
To encourage coordination of the various public and
private procedures and activities shaping land development, with a
view of lessening the cost of such development and to the more efficient
use of land.
L.Â
To promote conservation of energy through the use
of planning practices designed to reduce energy consumption and to
provide for maximum utilization of renewable energy sources.
[Added 8-27-1981 by Ord. No. 21-1981]
A.Â
It is not intended by this chapter to repeal, abrogate,
annul or in any way impair or interfere with existing provisions of
other laws or ordinances, except those specifically or impliedly repealed
by this chapter, or any private restrictions placed upon property
by covenant, deed or other private agreement unless repugnant hereto.
B.Â
Where this chapter imposes a greater restriction upon
the use of buildings or premises or upon the height of buildings or
lot coverage or requires greater lot area or longer yards or other
open spaces than are imposed or required by such existing rules, regulations
or permits or by such private restrictions, the provisions of this
chapter shall control.