This chapter shall be held to be the minimum requirements adopted pursuant to the Municipal Land Use Law, Chapter 291 of the Laws of New Jersey 1975 (N.J.S.A. 40:55D et seq.), in order to promote the public health, safety, morals and general welfare. Among other purposes, the provisions of this chapter are intended to provide adequate light, air and convenience of access; to prevent overcrowding of land or buildings; to avoid undue concentration of population by regulating and limiting the use of land and the height and bulk of buildings wherever erected; to limit and determine the size of yards and other open spaces; and to conserve the value of property and encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout the Borough.