To provide for a zoning ordinance that is consistent with the provisions of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code and benefits the residents of the township by:
1. Regulating the use of land by establishing areas of lots, size of yards, courts, open spaces, density of population, and by the designation of residential, business, industrial, manufacturing and other areas for the orderly growth of the township;
2. Regulating construction to meet adequate standards of light, air, fire protection, sanitation, off-street parking, of other desirable qualities which will enhance the well-being of the township as to public health, safety and general welfare;
3. Providing opportunity for special purpose mixed-use districts and overlay zoning districts to foster economic and business development, housing opportunities and natural resource protection in a manner that is consistent with the desired community character;
4. Establishing provisions to maintain the unique character of the township that focus on the preservation of the TOWNSHIP’S natural resources;
5. Preparing for development pressures that will be increasing in the Big Sewickley Creek Watershed portion of the township due to the availability of public sanitary sewage; and
6. Developing performance-oriented regulations, which allow flexibility and variety in meeting land use and community development objectives.
