To secure safety from fire, flood, panic and other natural and man-made disasters;

To provide adequate light, air and open space;

To ensure that the development of individual municipalities does not conflict with the development and general welfare of neighboring municipalities, the county and the state as a whole;

To promote the establishment of appropriate population densities and concentrations that will contribute to the well-being of persons, neighborhoods, communities and regions and preservation of the environment;

To encourage the appropriate and efficient expenditure of public funds by the coordination of public development with land use policies;

To provide sufficient space in appropriate locations for a variety of agricultural, 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 New Jersey citizens;

To encourage the location and design of transportation routes which will promote the free flow of traffic while discouraging location of facilities and routes which result in congestion or blight;

To promote a desirable visual environment through creative development techniques and good civic design and arrangements;

To promote the conservation of historic sites and districts, open space, energy resources and valuable natural resources and to prevent urban sprawl and degradation of the environment through improper use of land;

To encourage planned unit developments which incorporate the best features of design and relate the type, design and layout of residential, commercial, industrial and recreational development to the particular site;

To encourage senior citizen community housing construction;

To encourage coordination of the various public and private procedures and activities shaping land development with a view of lessening the cost of development and the more efficient use of land;

To promote utilization of renewable energy resources; and

To promote the maximum practicable recovery and recycling of recyclable materials from municipal solid waste through the use of planning practices designed to incorporate the state recycling plan goals and to complement municipal recycling programs.

All uses not expressly permitted in this chapter are prohibited.

Pursuant to Section 31 of the Act (N.J.S.A 24:6I-45b), all classes of adult-use cannabis establishments are prohibited within the geographical boundaries of the Township of Bordentown, except by the holder of a valid preexisting alternative treatment center permit first issued by the State of New Jersey Department of Health, Division of Medicinal Marijuana, in accordance with the provisions of the Jake Honing Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act (P.L. 2009, c. 307, N.J.S.A. 24:6I-1 et seq., and P.L. 2015, c. 158, N.J.S.A 18A:40-12.22 et seq.). Any such holder of an existing alternative treatment center permit which has previously received Township approval to operate in such capacity may be allowed to hold a concurrent Class 5 cannabis retailer license subject to the provisions of Chapter 222 and the regulations set forth by the State of New Jersey and its instrumentalities. Delivery of cannabis items and related supplies within the geographical boundaries of the Township of Bordentown by a delivery service operating outside the geographical boundaries of the Township of Bordentown shall be permissible as set forth in the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act.