Should any section or provision of this chapter be declared invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of the chapter as a whole nor any part thereof other than the part so declared to be invalid. Where a provision of this chapter is found to be in conflict with a provision of any building or housing code or in any applicable health regulations or in any other ordinance of the Township existing on the effective date of this chapter, or in any regulation issued under the authority of such code or ordinance, the provisions which established the higher standard for the protection of health, safety and welfare shall prevail. In the event that a higher standard cannot be determined, then the later enactment shall prevail.

Provisions regarding procedures contained in the MPC shall be deemed to supersede and supplant any provision contained in this chapter and are incorporated by reference herein.

To promote, protect and facilitate one or more of the following: the public health, safety, morals and general welfare, coordinated and practical community development, proper density of population, civil defense, disaster evacuation, airports and national defense facilities, and the provisions of adequate light and air, police protection, vehicle parking and loading space, transportation, water, sewerage, schools, public grounds and other public requirements.

To prevent one or more of the following: overcrowding of land, blight, danger and congestion in travel and transportation and loss of health, life or property from fire, flood, panic or other dangers. This chapter has been made in accordance with an overall program and with consideration for the character of the municipality, its various parts and the suitability of the various parts for particular uses and structures.

To facilitate the development of the Township to fulfill the goals and objectives of the Stonycreek Township Comprehensive Plan dated June 1969 in developing the Township primarily as a residential area with the preservation of natural beauty, supplemental nonresidential development and a sound fiscal basis.