The Jenkintown Zoning Ordinance of 1941, as revised and reenacted November 30, 1953, and as subsequently revised and reenacted September 13, 2010, including the Zoning Map which was made a part thereof, and including any amendments and supplements thereto, is hereby amended and supplemented so as to read as follows: An ordinance classifying, regulating and restricting the height, number of stories and size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of lot that may be occupied, the size of yards, courts and other open spaces, the density of population, the location and use of buildings, structures and land for trade, industry, residence and other purposes; creating districts for said purposes; establishing the boundaries thereof; providing for changes in the regulations, restrictions and the boundaries of such districts; establishing a Zoning Hearing Board and providing fines and penalties for violations, so as to lessen congestion on the highways, secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers, provide adequate light and air, prevent the overcrowding of land, avoid undue concentration of population, facilitate the provision of adequate transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements and promote the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the Borough of Jenkintown.

This chapter shall be known as the "Amended Jenkintown Zoning Ordinance of 1941."

The expressed objective of the Borough of Jenkintown for community development is to maintain the overall existing high quality of living afforded to the residents and to assure that those aspects of the Borough environment which make it a desirable residential community are available to all residents of the Borough, as well as to preserve and maintain the commercial and business areas situate within limited areas of the Borough. The original Comprehensive Plan, adopted November 30, 1953, in the form of the Borough's first Zoning Ordinance, together with the amendments and modifications thereto, delineate and implement the objectives of the Borough of Jenkintown for community development and the legislative findings of Borough Council as to the need for such community development, which include, inter alia: