§ 450-5. Purposes and community development objectives.

This chapter is hereby adopted in accordance with the following purposes, which shall serve as community development objectives, in addition the purposes provided for each district in § 450-25:

A. 

The requirements and purposes of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, as amended, including but not limited to Sections 604 and 605 or their successor section(s);

B. 

The goals and objectives of the Walnutport Comprehensive Plan; and

C. 

The following additional objectives:

(1) 

Support the goals established in the Comprehensive Plan for the Lehigh Valley.

(2) 

Promote innovative residential design that encourages the creation of a sense of community for undeveloped parcels.

(3) 

Provide diverse housing opportunities, including housing that is affordable.

(4) 

Encourage adaptive reuse and compatible development.

(5) 

Protect sensitive and important natural features from indiscriminate development.

(6) 

Stimulate economic development and revitalization by attracting commercial uses (such as retail, service and specialty stores) to appropriate areas.

(7) 

Provide opportunities for home occupations of limited intensity.

(8) 

Promote the preservation of historic resources.

(9) 

Coordinate future land and roadway functions to maximize safe and efficient use of major roads.

(10) 

Coordinate road improvements with planned roadway functions, design standards and planned land uses.

(11) 

Assure that future development provides for access designs and planned locations that minimize traffic congestion and safety problems. Encourage needed improvements to be completed by developers.

(12) 

Promote alternative means of transportation, such as pedestrian movement, bicycles, public transit and carpooling.

(13) 

Seek to minimize the need for zoning variances for routine improvements.