There is hereby ordained by the Borough Council for the Borough of Lakehurst, New Jersey, pursuant to the provisions of P.L. 1975, c. 291, a Land Development Ordinance for the following purposes: to effectuate the Master Plan, enacted to guide the appropriate development and redevelopment of land in a manner which will promote the public health, safety, morals and general welfare; regulate the use of land within zoning districts; secure safety from fire, flood, panic, and other natural and manmade disasters; provide adequate light, air, and open space; limit and restrict buildings according to their type and the nature and extent of their use, and regulate the nature and extent of the use of land for trade, industry, residence, open space or other purposes: regulate the bulk, height, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures; avoid a conflict with the development and general welfare of neighboring municipalities, the County and the State; establish appropriate population densities and concentrations contributing to the well-being of persons, neighborhoods, communities and regions and the preservation of the environment; provide sufficient space for residential, recreational, commercial and industrial uses and open space; encourage the location and design of transportation routes which will promote the free flow of traffic while discouraging the location of such facilities and routes which result in congestion or blight; promote a desirable visual environment; 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; and encourage 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; and to implement the Pinelands Protection Act (N.J.S. 13:18a-1 to 29) and the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan so as to preserve and protect the significant and unique resources of the Pinelands.