(A) This chapter, Chapter 154 and Chapter 156 shall be considered the ordinances referred to in § 105(b) of Public Act 591 of 1996, which have been adopted in part to carry out the provisions of the Act 591.
(B) These regulations are adopted for the following additional purposes:
(Ord. rev. 4-1-1997)
(1) To provide for the orderly development of the township in furtherance of the Master Plan and consistent with Chapter 156 of this code;
(2) To achieve efficient use of the land and a quality living environment;
(3) To provide for adequate light, air, and privacy to minimize danger from fire, flood and other dangers, and to promote the health, safety and welfare of the general public;
(4) To protect the character and social and economic stability of all parts of the township;
(5) To encourage the orderly and beneficial development of the township through appropriate control of the timing and sequence of development and protection of sensitive environmental areas;
(6) To protect and conserve the value of land, buildings and improvements by minimizing conflicts among land uses;
(7) To guide public and private policy making and actions in order to achieve adequate and efficient transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks, playgrounds, open space, police and fire protection and other public facilities and services;
(8) To coordinate land use with road and highway development in the interest of preventing traffic congestion; accommodating vehicular, pedestrian and other non-motorized transportation; and, providing for the proper location of streets and buildings;
(9) To establish reasonable standards for design of subdivisions in order to further the orderly layout and use of land, and to ensure proper survey, legal description and placement of monuments on subdivided land;
(10) To permit development at a rate that is consistent with the availability and capacity of public facilities and services;
(11) To prevent the pollution of air and surface and ground water; to assure the adequacy of drainage facilities; and to encourage the wise use and management of natural resources so as to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the township in addition to protecting the public health, safety and general welfare;
(12) To promote subdivision design that conserves energy, in part by creating a network of connected roads and by avoiding excessively long dead-end or cul-de-sac roads; and
(13) To preserve the natural character and natural features of the land, including woodlots, wetlands, watercourses, natural drainage courses and stream channels, wildlife habitats and other valuable natural assets.
(Ord. passed 3-18-1997)