NVLSA is organized for the following purposes:
- To promote responsible and thoughtful stewardship, and the wise and sustainable use of privately owned land.
- To promote amicable and reciprocal consideration for the legitimate interests of land owners and the public.
- To promote the principle that respect for the environment and respect for individual citizens and their property rights are equally important, and that these values are mutually consistent.
- To encourage informed public participation in local land use decisions by alerting stakeholders and researching and publicizing the potential impacts of those decisions.
- To bring common sense and balance to local land use decisions by ensuring that all viewpoints are represented, all arguments are considered, and the effects of newly proposed regulations are well understood, so the best decisions can be made based on the merits.
- To bring sound environmental reasoning to local land use decisions to ensure that protective measures are sensible, cost- effective, and fair, so that man and environment can truly benefit without inflicting injustice or disproportionate cost on any segment of society.
- To help all parties secure just and expeditious resolution of significant conflicts between the interests of private property owners and existing or proposed regulations, policies, or programs.
- To engage in political activity consistent with the purposes set out above.