[Added 12-8-1971 by Ord. No. 608]
[Amended 7-8-1992 by Ord. No. 786]
The purpose of this chapter is to promote, protect
and facilitate the public health, safety, morals and general welfare
of the Township generally, in accordance with the Township's officially
adopted Comprehensive Plan entitled "Springfield Township Comprehensive
Plan," dated 1968, and to preserve and protect the existing community
character and property values and to promote economic development
and aesthetic character by:
A.
Securing public safety from fire, panic, flood and
other related dangers.
B.
Providing for adequate light and air.
C.
Facilitating the adequate provision of transportation,
water, sewerage, schools, public grounds, parking and unloading space
and other public requirements.
D.
Preventing the overcrowding of land by providing for
proper density of population.
E.
Avoiding danger and congestion in travel and transportation.
F.
Giving reasonable consideration, among other things,
to the character of the Township as a whole and of each district and
its particular suitability for particular uses and structures.
G.
Preserving the natural amenities of the Township,
including but not limited to stream valleys, floodplains, wooded areas,
shade trees, steep slopes and open space.
H.
Coordinating with surrounding communities in coping
with problems which transcend municipal boundaries.
I.
Giving effect to the policies, proposals and overall
programs of the Comprehensive Plan for Springfield Township.
J.
Protecting and enhancing the existing character of
the Township by promoting attractive design and the incorporation
of existing natural features into new development.
This chapter is designed to implement the broad purposes and objectives set forth in § 114-10 above in the respects therein stated, which purposes and objectives are more fully described as follows:
A.
To guide the future growth and development of the
Township in accordance with comprehensive planning of land use and
population in order to provide and encourage:
(1)
A diversity of residential housing, while regulating
development in a pattern compatible with the Township's road and highway
network and its ability to provide efficient municipal services for
its residents.
(2)
Suitable buffer areas among intense land uses and
along streets, with adequate landscaping of grounds within commercial
and industrial areas.
[Amended 7-8-1992 by Ord. No. 786]
(3)
Coordinated and concentrated development plans rather
than a proliferation of commercial and industrial uses.
(4)
Innovative plans of land development, especially plans
which provide for the preservation of public open space (other than
parking lots) and recreation areas.
(5)
Location of development where the movement of people
and goods can best be accommodated by the Township's road and highway
network, while preserving and protecting the open space that remains.
B.
To assure that new residential development will not
place an undue burden on the school system or adversely affect the
ability of the Township to provide police and fire protection, sanitation
control, sewerage, road maintenance and other necessary services and
facilities.
C.
To require commercial and limited industrial development
to conform to the following characteristics:
(1)
Sufficient off-street parking in relation to the use
of and anticipated traffic from the structures erected.
(2)
Channeled vehicular ingress, egress and access points
to eliminate the creation of traffic hazards on roads and highways.
(3)
Appropriate safeguards to prevent or regulate proposed
operations and enterprises which unreasonably interfere with the enjoyment
of neighboring properties or are detrimental to the natural environmental
setting.
