The district is lined with historic properties, old post roads, historic mills, industrial uses, farmhouses, major scenic attributes and a mix of uses. The intent of the HC District is to preserve the cultural landscape, vistas, views and the integrity of the existing historic structures, yet not limit the possibility of new uses. In addition, it is the intent of the district to promote cultural and recreational tourism, enhance the visual and environmental character of the Bushkill Creek area and provide opportunities within and along this resource. The HC District will create an area of scenic and cultural value to the community and provide unique commercial opportunities to the region.

The Delaware River is part of a greenway effort to preserve access and the floodway. The intent of the district is to enhance the visual and environmental character of the Delaware River and provide access and riverfront recreational opportunities within and along this resource of regional importance. It is not the intent to encourage infill development, but, rather, to provide the opportunity for adaptive reuse of the existing buildings within the corridor. This allows for new uses which are consistent with the overall intent of the district, but requires them to reinforce the character of the district.

The TC District is a gateway to the Township. This district is intended to promote a cultural, social and commercial center in the Township. This center includes the municipal complex and community park and existing commercial developments, and will encourage the development of vacant and underutilized properties in a manner that promotes a town center. The Comprehensive Plan recommends a road and pedestrian network to make the center more readily identifiable and to channel pedestrians to it. The intent is to create a downtown atmosphere that is pedestrian-oriented. The Town Center should have a compact form that combines jobs, recreation, schools, residential and neighborhood commercial opportunities. The area is intended to discourage conventional strip commercial development with large parking lots in front of rows of stores, and instead encourage attractive well-landscaped streetscapes. This district is intended to promote high-quality site design building upon the traditional neighborhood development provisions of the State Municipalities Planning Code.