The purpose of this chapter is to promote, protect
and facilitate the public health, safety, morals and general welfare
of the Township, in accordance with the Township's officially adopted
Zoning Ordinance of 1956, by:
A. Securing public safety from fire, panic, flood and
other dangers.
B. Providing for adequate light and air.
C. Facilitating the adequate provision of transportation;
water and sewerage; schools; public grounds; parking and loading 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,
such as stream valleys and wooded areas.
H. Coordinating with surrounding communities in coping
with problems which transcend municipal boundaries.
I. Giving effect to the policies, proposals and overall
program of the Comprehensive Plan for Lower Salford Township.
This chapter is designed to implement the broad purposes and objectives set forth in §
164-3 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 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 strips between commercial and industrial
areas and residential sectors.
(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 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, 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.