This chapter is adopted pursuant to general 40:55D-1 et seq., in order to promote and protect the public health, safety, morals and general welfare, and in furtherance of the following related and more specific objectives:

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

To provide adequate light, air and open space;

To ensure that the development of the Borough of Lake Como 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, 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 residential, recreational, commercial and industrial uses and open space, both public and private, according to their respective environmental requirements;

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;

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

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;

To encourage senior citizen community housing construction consistent with provisions permitting other residential uses of a similar density in the same zoning district.