§ 123-84. Intent.

The intent of this Part 2 is to promote the general health, safety and welfare of Lower Providence Township, its residents and all members of the traveling public by preserving the land needed for present and future transportation purposes from inappropriate and confining development and providing the physical improvements within that area as needed to adequately accommodate the traveling public. In advancing these principles, the specific intent and purpose of this Part 2 is to:

A. 

Provide adequate land in the public rights-of-way of sufficient width to comfortably accommodate both present and future vehicular traffic demands, to accommodate future street widening to service said demands, to provide for sufficient area for storm drainage and to provide adequate land for pedestrian sidewalks and other related public improvements.

B. 

Implement the transportation and access recommendations of the (Draft) Lower Providence Township Comprehensive Plan, 1981.

C. 

Comply with the intent, provisions and requirements of the Lower Providence Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, adopted 1985, as amended.

Editor's Note: See Part 1, Subdivision Regulations, of this chapter.

D. 

Ensure that adequate land of proper alignment and right-of-way is available for the realignment of existing streets or the construction of new streets that are critical components of the Township's circulation system in highway or other planning studies or in the (Draft) Lower Providence Township Comprehensive Plan, 1981.

E. 

Provide efficient and economical facilities from the movement of people and goods in the Township by reducing travel time and congestion, increasing the mobility of the population and reducing the costs to users and consumption of resources on the public transportation system.