To guide the appropriate use or development of all lands in a manner that will promote the public health, safety, morals and general welfare;

To secure safety from fire, flood, panic and other natural and manmade disasters;

To provide adequate light, air and open space;

To ensure that the development of the Borough of Flemington does not conflict with the development and general welfare of neighboring municipalities, the County and 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 such facilities and routes which will result in congestion or blight;

To provide 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 senior citizen community housing construction;

To encourage the coordination of 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;

To promote utilization of renewable energy sources;

To promote the maximum practical 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 compliment municipal recycling programs;

To encourage a mixture of land uses that facilitates non-vehicular and pedestrian access;

To plan adequately for the timely provision of new community facilities, including but not limited to:

To encourage the redevelopment and revitalization of existing underutilized or abandoned lands and buildings;

To promote the redevelopment and revitalization of the commercial center of Flemington through coordinated parking, streetscape improvements, signage, and lighting in keeping with the historic character of this district;

To preserve and enhance historic buildings, places and landscapes, encourage the maintenance of traditional architectural forms in buildings, and retain streetscape characteristics.

To establish design standards to encourage the construction of new buildings to complement the style and scale of existing buildings;

To promote the preservation of natural features during land development;

To promote the visual improvement of the Borough's major arterials by the coordination of visual design and character of signage, planting additional street trees, and requiring on-site landscaping improvements during the redevelopment review process.

To encourage the coordination of development through the connection of commercial properties by easement and physical improvement.

To decrease the visibility and extent of parking lots and access driveways by: