This Chapter shall be known and cited as the “Smithfield Township Zoning Ordinance.”

This Chapter is hereby adopted in accordance with the objectives of the Comprehensive Township Development Plan designed to guide and regulate the orderly growth and development of the community, promote public health, safety and general welfare, provide for the most appropriate use of land, protect the character and value of properties, preserve the natural and scenic qualities of open land, prevent undue concentration of population, and lessen traffic congestion on public roads and highways.

In the interpretation and the application of this Chapter, they shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of the health, safety, and general welfare. It is not intended to interfere with or abrogate or annul other rules, regulations or ordinances, provided that where this Chapter imposes greater restrictions upon the use of buildings or premises, or upon the height or bulk of a building, or requires larger open spaces, the provisions of this Chapter shall control.

If any Part, Section, or provision of this Chapter or the location of any district boundary shown on the Zoning Map that forms a part hereof should be declared unconstitutional or invalid by the courts, such decision shall not affect the validity of this Chapter or Zoning Map as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so decided to be unconstitutional or invalid.