§ 143-4. Community development objectives.

In interpreting and applying the provisions of this chapter, they shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the Township. The community development objectives which shall be encompassed in the Lower Providence Township Comprehensive Plan when it is enacted shall be stated therein and have been formulated to implement the purposes set forth in § 143-3 hereinabove, with a view toward the following objectives:

A. 

Guiding and encouraging the future development of the Township in accordance with comprehensive planning of land use and population density that represents most beneficial and convenient relationships among the residential, commercial, industrial and recreational areas within the Township, having regard to their suitability for the various uses, as indicated by topography and soil conditions, and the trends in population in the direction and manner of the use of land in building development and in economic activity, considering such conditions and trends both within the Township and with respect to the relation of the Township to surrounding areas.

B. 

Protecting the character and social and economic stability of each of such areas and encouraging their orderly and beneficial growth.

C. 

Protecting and conserving the value of land and buildings throughout the Township appropriate to the various zoning districts established herein.

D. 

Bringing about through proper timing the gradual conformity of land use to the Comprehensive Plan aforesaid and minimizing conflicts among the uses of land and buildings.

E. 

Aiding in bringing about the most beneficial relation between land use and the circulation of traffic throughout the Township. Having particular regard to and from the expressways and to avoidance of congestion in the streets and the provisions of safe and convenient access appropriate to the various land uses.

F. 

Aiding in providing a guide for public safety and action in the efficient provision of public facilities and services, in the provision of safe and proper sanitary sewage disposal and for private enterprise in building, development, investment and other economic activity relating to land use; insofar as such objectives are consistent with the purpose set forth in § 143-3 and with the aforesaid minimum requirements interpreted, administered and applied in such a manner as will facilitate attainment of said objectives.