To provide sufficient space, appropriately located for residential development to meet the housing needs of the present and expected future population of the Borough within the range of housing types and densities anticipated;

To assure light, air, and privacy, as far as possible, by controlling the spacing and height of buildings and other structures;

To protect residential areas against hazards of fire, offensive noise, vibration, smoke, odors, glare or other objectionable influences;

To promote the most desirable use of land and direction of building development in accord with a well-considered plan;

To promote stable residential development;

To protect the character of the district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses;

To conserve the value of land and buildings; and

To protect the Borough tax revenues.

To promote the need for residential uses that are an alternative to single-family detached homes.

To provide sufficient space, appropriately located for higher density residential development that meets the needs of the present and expected future population of the Borough.

To assure light, air, and privacy, as far as possible by controlling the spacing and height of buildings and structures.

To promote and protect the character of the residential district and its peculiar suitability for higher density uses in order to conserve the value of land and buildings.

To protect the Borough tax revenues.

Encourage innovations in residential and nonresidential development and redevelopment that makes use of a mixed-use form of development so that demand for residential and certain nonresidential development and redevelopment may be met by greater variety in type, design, and layout of development sites and by more effective use of developable lands.

Extend greater opportunities for better housing and diversity of housing types, recreation, and access to goods, services, and employment to citizens of the Borough.

Allow for the development and redevelopment of fully integrated, mixed-use pedestrian-oriented development, providing residential spaces, shopping, employment, business, and personal services within walking distance of one another.

Minimize traffic congestion, infrastructure costs, and environmental impacts through compact development modeled after smart growth principles.

Provide opportunities to meet development potential in a manner responsive to particular market demands and consistent with the preservation of property values within the existing residential and nonresidential areas of the Borough.

Promote an efficient, compact land use pattern to promote easy access among stores and services by pedestrians, to shorten trips, and to lessen dependence on the vehicle.

Encourage developments that produce a relationship between individual buildings, the circulation systems of a particular area of the Borough, and adjacent areas.

Encourage development sites to be designed to create a compact, clustered development pattern using the Borough's rectilinear building layout and interconnected street systems.

To provide sufficient space in appropriate locations for the types of commercial and service establishments anticipated in the Comprehensive Plan.

To provide appropriate space for the requirements of present day merchandising, including the provisions of off-street parking spaces, and safe circulation of pedestrian and motor traffic in the zoning district and in nearby areas.

To promote the most desirable use of land and a pattern of building development in accordance with a well-considered plan, to promote stable commercial development, to strengthen the economic base of the Borough, to protect the character of the commercial areas and nearby districts, to conserve the value of land and buildings, and to promote municipal tax revenues.

To provide commercial and other permitted facilities to serve primarily the needs of the local residents.

To provide sufficient space in appropriate locations for the types of commercial and service establishments anticipated in the Comprehensive Plan.

To provide appropriate space for the requirements of present day merchandising, including the provisions of off-street parking spaces, and safe circulation of pedestrian and motor traffic in the zoning district and in nearby areas.

To promote the most desirable use of land and a pattern of building development in accordance with a well-considered plan, to promote stable commercial development, to strengthen the economic base of the Borough, to protect the character of the commercial areas and nearby districts, to conserve the value of land and buildings, and to promote municipal tax revenues.

In addition to the general goals listed in the Preamble and statement of intent, it is the purpose of this district to provide commercial and other permitted facilities to serve primarily the needs of the local residents.

To provide sufficient space in appropriate locations for the types of commercial and service establishments anticipated in the Comprehensive Plan.

To provide appropriate space for the requirements of present day merchandising, including the provisions of off-street parking spaces, safe circulation of pedestrian and motor traffic in the zoning district and in nearby areas.

To promote the most desirable use of land and a pattern of building development in accordance with a well-considered plan, to promote stable commercial development, to strengthen the economic base of the Borough, to protect the character of the commercial areas and nearby districts, to conserve the value of land and buildings, and to promote municipal tax revenues.

In addition to the general goals listed in the Preamble and statement of intent, it is the purpose of this district to provide commercial and other permitted facilities to serve primarily the needs of the local residents.

The Mount Oliver Borough Official Zoning Map shall be kept on file with the Borough Secretary in hard copy and PDF format, and with the Borough Engineer in GIS format. Any reproduction of the Zoning Map other than by the Borough is not the Official Zoning Map and all zoning district and district boundary interpretations shall be made using the Official Zoning Map.

The district boundary lines shall be as shown on the Zoning Map. District boundary lines are intended to coincide with lot lines, center lines of streets, the limits of the Borough, or as dimensioned on the Zoning Map. In case of doubt concerning the exact location of the boundary line, the determination shall be made by the Borough Zoning Officer.

Where a district boundary line divides a lot held in single ownership at the effective date of this chapter, the district boundary line applies, and the regulations of each zoning district apply, to the land area of the lot that sits within each district.