To encourage Township action to guide the appropriate use or development of all lands in a manner which will promote the public health, safety, morals and general welfare.

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 the Township 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 and neighborhoods.

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 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 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 planned development which incorporates the best features of design and relates 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 to lessening the cost of such development and to the more efficient use of land.