A. 
The purpose of the regulations within this chapter is to assure that new building sites are suitable for construction purposes, and to provide for harmonious land development in Lawrence Township, Clearfield County, by creating conditions favorable to the health, safety, and general welfare of the residents of Lawrence Township. This is accomplished through the regulations of this chapter, the purposes of which include but are not limited to the following:
(1) 
To guide the future growth and development of Lawrence Township in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan of the Township.
(2) 
To provide for adequate light, air, and privacy; to secure safety from fire, flood, and other danger; and to prevent overcrowding of the land and undue congestion of population.
(3) 
To protect the character and social and economic stability of Lawrence Township and to encourage the orderly and beneficial development of the Township.
(4) 
To protect and conserve the value of land throughout the Township and the value of buildings and improvements upon the land and to minimize the conflicts among the uses of land and buildings.
(5) 
To guide public and private policy and action in order to provide adequate and efficient transportation, water supply, sewerage, schools, parks, playgrounds, recreation, and other public requirements and facilities.
(6) 
To provide the most beneficial relationship between the uses of land and buildings and the circulation of traffic within the Township, having particular regard to the avoidance of congestion in the streets and highways, and the pedestrian traffic movements appropriate to the various uses of land and buildings, and to provide for the proper location and width of streets and building lines.
(7) 
To establish reasonable standards of design and procedures for subdivision and resubdivisions, in order to further the orderly layout and use of land; and to ensure proper legal descriptions and monumenting of subdivided land.
(8) 
To ensure that public facilities are available and will have a sufficient capacity to serve the proposed subdivision.
(9) 
To prevent the pollution of air, streams, and ponds; to assure the adequacy of drainage facilities; to safeguard the water table; and to encourage the wise use and management of natural resources in order to preserve the community and value of the land.
(10) 
To preserve the natural beauty and topography of Lawrence Township and to ensure appropriate development with regard to these natural features.
(11) 
To provide for open spaces through efficient design and layout of the land.
(12) 
To ensure that documents prepared as part of a land ownership transfer fully and accurately describe the parcel of land being subdivided, and the new parcels thus created.
B. 
The regulations and procedures within this chapter assure property owners that all plans will be considered and processed based upon established public policy.