§ 1.02. Purpose  


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  • The purpose of this Ordinance is to:

    (1) Improve the public health, safety, morals and general welfare.

    (2) Promote the use of lands and natural resources of the township in accordance with their character and adaptability.

    (3) Reduce hazards to life and property.

    (4) Lessen congestion on the public roads and streets.

    (5) Provide, in the interests of health and safety, the minimum standards under which certain buildings and structures may hereafter be erected and used.

    (6) Facilitate the development of an adequate system of transportation, education, recreation, sewage and refuse disposal, safe and adequate water supply and other public requirements.

    (7) Conserve life, property and natural resources, and the expenditure of funds for public improvements and services to conform to the most advantageous uses of land, resources and properties.