To promote, protect, and facilitate the public health, safety, morals, and the general welfare; the coordinated and practical development of the community and the proper density of population; emergency management preparedness and operations; airports and national defense facilities; the provisions of adequate light and air, access to incident solar energy, police protection, vehicle parking and loading space, transportation, water, sewer systems, schools, recreational facilities, and public grounds; the provision of a safe, reliable, and adequate water supply for domestic, commercial, agricultural, or industrial use; and other public requirements; as well as the preservation of natural, scenic and historically valuable features, whether man-made or in the environment, and the preservation of forest, wetlands, aquifers, floodplains and other natural resources.

To prevent overcrowding of land, blight, danger and congestion in travel and transportation, loss of health, life, or property from fire, flood, panic, or other dangers.

To preserve prime agricultural land and farmland, considering topography, soil type, soil classification, and present use.

To provide for the use of land within the Township for residential housing of various dwelling types encompassing all basic forms of housing, including single-family dwellings, two-family dwellings, a reasonable range of multifamily dwellings in various arrangements, mobile homes, and mobile home parks.

To accommodate reasonable overall community growth, including population and employment growth, and opportunities for development of a variety of residential dwelling types and nonresidential uses.