To achieve the best use of the land within the Township, insuring that varying land uses will complement one another and improve the ecological, social, economic, and aesthetic character of the community.

To establish realistic population densities in order to insure adequate traffic circulation, health standards, privacy, and open space and in order to provide utilities, protection, services, and facilities in the most convenient and efficient manner.

To improve the road system for better internal circulation and movement of through traffic, which will facilitate the efficient and safe movement of people and goods.

To guide the location of future development and establish developmental standards in such a way that negative impacts on the natural environment and natural resources are minimized, and to minimize existing and future water, air, and noise pollution.

To stimulate the local economy by encouraging controlled and appropriate commercial, industrial, residential, and recreational growth which will provide for local employment, local shopping, and local recreational opportunities, and which will strengthen the local tax base.

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

To strive for coordination of policies, plans, and programs in the Township and region through cooperation among governing officials and special interest groups in both the public and private sectors.

To expand and activate a continuing planning program that will serve to continually update and revise planning goals and objectives, and the operational tools necessary for implementation, in light of new data and conditions.

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.

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

To protect environmental resources of the Township, such as but not limited to floodplain, wetland, steep slope, woodland, and preserve habitat areas and PNDI sites.

To protect historic resources identified within the Comprehensive Plan and this ordinance.