This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Land Development Ordinance of the Township of Burlington, New Jersey."
A. 
Scope. The following is a land and development ordinance which was designated to establish in one ordinance development regulations which will control the orderly processing of applications for development within the Township of Burlington, County of Burlington, State of New Jersey, in order to effectuate the particular concerns of the Township of Burlington, as expressed herein. This chapter implements the Master Plan of the Township of Burlington adopted in March 1976.
B. 
Purposes. In addition to the purposes set forth in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-2, this chapter is designed to:
(1) 
Preserve the quality of the community.
(2) 
Protect the environmental systems in existence within the community.
(3) 
Promote the open space nature of life within the community.
(4) 
Ensure a balance of housing types and values in the community which will accommodate a variety of families including families of moderate income and older families on limited, fixed incomes.
(5) 
Provide for the orderly staged development of the community only with its governmental systems, which will provide for a stabilization of tax requirements.