§ 97-3. Purpose.

The establishment of the Official Map herein is hereby declared to be for the purposes enumerated under Section 2 of the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-2, in general, and in particular those purposes which encourage the location and design of transportation routes, promote the conservation of open space and valuable natural resources, encourage the appropriate and efficient expenditure of public funds by the coordination of public development with land use policies and encourage municipal action to guide the appropriate use or development of all lands in this municipality in a manner which will promote the public health, safety, morals and general welfare.