SECTION 102. Purpose. This Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance is adopted for the following purposes:

A. To promote and protect the public health, safety, morals, and welfare.

B. To promote orderly, efficient, integrated, and harmonious development in the Borough.

C. To require sites suitable for building purposes and human habitation in keeping with the standards of quality existing in the Borough and to alleviate peril from fire, flood, soil erosion, excessive noise, smoke, or other menace.

D. To coordinate proposed streets, alleys and other improvements with existing or proposed streets, alleys, parks or other features of the Comprehensive Plan and to provide for drainage, water supply, sewage disposal, and other appropriate utility services.

E. To encourage preservation of adequate open spaces for recreation, light and air and maintenance of the natural amenities characteristic of the Borough and its residential, commercial, agricultural, industrial, and public areas.

F. To ensure conformance of subdivision and land development plans with the Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Ordinance, Downtown Lititz Master Plan and public improvement plans and to ensure coordination of intergovernmental improvement plans and programs.

G. To secure equitable treatment of all subdivision and land development plans by providing uniform procedures and standards.

H. To ensure that developments are environmentally sound by requiring preservation of the natural features of the areas to be developed to maintain the economic well-being of the Borough and to prevent unnecessary or undesirable blight, runoff and pollution.

I. To secure the protection of water resources and drainageways.

J. To establish provisions governing the standards by which streets and alleys shall be granted and improved, and walkways, curbs, gutters, street lights, fire hydrants, water and sewage facilities, and other improvements shall be installed as a condition precedent to final approval of plans.

K. To regulate the modification of the natural terrain and alternations of existing drainage from new subdivisions, and new land developments in order to control soil erosion and sedimentation of soils and preserve stream channels and water quality; and provide design, construction and maintenance, and storm drainage facilities for controlling storm water, soil erosion, and sedimentation and maintaining the quality of the watersheds within the Borough.