A.
It is the express purpose of this section to create developmental controls and to provide for the preservation of critical slope areas in the Township of Wyckoff. The development controls provided for in this section are necessary to minimize the adverse and negative impacts of construction in steep slope areas in the form of erosion, siltation, excessive removal of vegetation and soil, flooding, soil slippage, water runoff, pollution, pollution of potable water supplies and the destruction of unique land forms and predominant views. The most appropriate method of alleviating such conditions is through the regulation of disturbance to soil and vegetation in critical slope areas.
B.
Effective and reasonable application of these regulations will protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the Township of Wyckoff and will advance the following purposes of the Municipal Land Use Law (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-2):
(1)
To secure safety from fire, flood, panic and other natural and man-made disasters;
(2)
To provide sufficient space and appropriate locations for a variety of agriculture, residential, recreational, commercial and industrial uses and open space, both public and private, according to the respective environmental requirements, in order to meet the needs of all New Jersey citizens;
(3)
To promote a desirable visual environment through creative development techniques and good civic design and arrangement;
(4)
To promote the conservation of historic sites and districts, open space, energy resources and valuable natural resources in the state and to prevent urban sprawl and degradation of the environment through improper use of land.