The Township Council deems it necessary to encourage the appropriate use and development of all lands within the Township in a manner which will promote the public health, safety, morals and general welfare; to regulate the use, size and location of buildings and other structures as well as the size and location of yards and open spaces in relation to building; to provide for the uses of land in each district considering its peculiar suitability for particular uses and to encourage the most appropriate use of land; and to provide a zoning plan which is substantially consistent with the land use plan element of the adopted Master Plan of the Township. The following regulations are hereby established for the aforementioned purposes.