To promote, protect and facilitate one or more of the following: the public health, safety, morals, general welfare, coordinated and practical community Development, proper density of population, emergency management preparedness and operations, provision of adequate light and air, solar energy and public requirements such as vehicle parking and loading space, transportation, Sewage, water, recreational facilities, and public grounds; the provision of a safe, reliable and adequate water supply for domestic, commercial, agricultural or industrial use, and other public requirements; as well as preservation of the natural, scenic and historic values in the environment and preservation of forests, Wetlands, aquifers and floodplains.

To prevent one or more of the following: overcrowding of land, blight, danger and congestion in travel and transportation, loss of health, life or property from fire, Flood, panic or other dangers.

To preserve prime agricultural farmland, considering topography, soil type and classification, and present use.

To provide for residential housing of various Dwelling types encompassing all basic forms of housing.

To accommodate reasonable overall community growth, including population and employment growth, and opportunities for Development of a variety of residential Dwelling types and nonresidential uses.

To protect community character;

To balance "where to build" and "where not to build," and limit the sprawling effects of Development;

To expand protected and designated Open Spaces;

To conserve heritage landscapes;

To protect historic, cultural, and scenic resources;

To protect natural resources;

To maintain Chadds Ford Village as a distinctive place;

To minimize the disruption of scenic resources;

To expand and improve opportunities for parks and recreation, and to promote interconnected pedestrian circulation systems;

To promote placemaking in the form of Context-Sensitive Development;

To calm vehicular traffic;

To mitigate adverse effects of incongruous Development; and

To advocate compatible Development along our borders with adjoining municipalities.