Regulate the density of population.

Regulate the location and use of buildings, structures and land for residential, agricultural, commercial, industrial and other purposes.

Regulate the height, bulk, number of stories, size and placement of buildings and structures.

Divide the Borough into districts of such size, shape and area, and to establish such Zoning Map, as may be deemed best suited to carry out the regulations.

Establish procedures for the administration, enforcement, amendment, and relief from hardships under certain circumstances.

Promote the public health, safety, morals and general welfare.

Conserve and stabilize property values through encouragement of the most appropriate uses of land in relation to adjacent properties, with consideration given to the physical characteristics of the property, and its value, as well.

Secure safety from fire, flood, panic and other dangers by providing for adequate open spaces for light, air and amenity, and by promoting emergency preparedness and operations.

Preserve forests, agricultural lands, and recreation areas in their natural state, or from conflict with urban development.

Protect floodplains and manage the release of stormwater to minimize downstream flooding.

Prevent the overcrowding or improper development of land, incompatible uses of land, and/or blighting conditions.

Facilitate the economic provision of safe, adequate and reliable transportation, water supply, sewage disposal, public schools, parks and other public requirements.

Avoid congestion in travel and transportation, and maintain and improve the carrying capacity and safety of major roads.

Reduce the cost of building roads and installing utilities, and the subsequent cost of Borough operations.

Encourage similar controls upon development in adjacent municipalities where logical zoning district boundaries extend across municipal lines.

The Borough Council shall, from time to time, establish, by resolution, a schedule of fees, charges and expenses and a collection procedure for building permits, appeals and other matters pertaining to this chapter. The schedule of fees may be posted in the Borough Offices, and may be amended only by official action by the Borough Council.

No permit, certificate, application or variance shall be issued, nor shall any action be taken on proceedings before the Zoning Hearing Board unless, or until, such costs, charges, fees or expenses have been paid in full.

A zoning certificate or building permit shall be required for all new construction, additions or alterations affecting exterior dimensions of existing structures; and, for any structural or interior changes required for a change of the structure's use, or for any change in use.

Any application for amendment, variance, special exception, conditional use, permit or any other application or certificate within the scope of this chapter, shall be accompanied by a fee, such fee to be established by resolution of the Borough Council, who may, from time to time revise such fees in order to bear a reasonable relationship to the costs involved.

Whenever the provisions of this chapter are at variance with provisions in other parts of this chapter or any other lawfully adopted rules, regulations or ordinances, the more restrictive requirements shall govern.

Traditional neighborhood development. The Borough has adopted a Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance [Chapter 180] which includes a design manual pursuant to Article VII-A of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code. Where applicable, land development approval (including design standards) must precede issuance of a zoning permit. This chapter is specifically established in accordance with Article VII-A of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code and the entire Borough is regarded as a Traditional Neighborhood Development District. Furthermore, pursuant to § 702-A this District is established as an outright designation for the purposes of urban infill. The Borough is utilizing the Traditional Neighborhood Development Designation in order for this designated district to meet the Commonwealth goals:

Relationship to multi-municipal comprehensive plan and intergovernmental agreement. Pursuant to Article XI of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, this chapter will be interpreted in light of any adopted intergovernmental agreement and § 1103(4) of the aforementioned code. If any defined use or class of uses is not provided for within this chapter said use or class of uses shall be considered by the Borough as being provided for within the region covered by the multi-municipal plan. Any adopted multi-municipal agreement shall take precedent over this chapter in providing for uses within the Borough.

Property owned, leased or operated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or the United States, or any other public or governmental body or agency, shall be subject to the requirements of this chapter as follows:

Governmental entities and agencies shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter only to the extent that it has been determined that the Borough has no power to apply its zoning regulations to the particular use of land.

Utilities subject to Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission regulation shall be exempt from requirements of this chapter with regards to safety signs, essential service structures no greater than 100 square feet in size and four feet in height, poles for electric, telephone, and fiber optic line, subsurface wire and conduit, and underground piping. Other public utility structures and buildings, including, but not limited to, telecommunications towers, sewage treatment plants and substations, must comply with all use and setback requirements for the applicable zoning district.