Establish Zoning Districts. Establish zoning districts and therein regulate the use of land and structures for residential, commercial, manufacturing and other purposes.

Regulate Buildings and Population Density. Regulate the location, height, bulk, and size of buildings and structures, the size of yards, courts and open spaces; the percentage of a lot which may be occupied by a building or a structure, and the density of population.

Promote Orderly Development. To protect the character and maintain the stability of residential, business and manufacturing areas within the Borough and to promote the orderly and beneficial development of such areas.

Limit Street Congestion. To limit congestion in the public streets and to protect the public health, safety, convenience, and the general welfare by providing for off-street parking of motor vehicles and for the loading and unloading of commercial vehicles.

Protect Against Hazards. To provide protection against fire, explosion, noxious fumes, and other hazards in the interest of the public health, safety, comfort, and the general welfare.

Regulate Intensity of Use. To regulate the intensity of use of zoning lots, and to determine the area of open spaces surrounding buildings which spaces shall be necessary to provide adequate light and air, privacy and convenience of access to property, and to protect the public health, and to avoid undue concentrations of population.

Provide Adequate Facilities. To facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewers, schools, parks and other public requirements.

Prohibit Incompatible Uses. To prohibit uses, buildings or structures which are incompatible with the character of development or the permitted uses within specified zoning districts.

Establish Standards of Development. To fix reasonable standards to which buildings or structures shall conform.

Regulate Alterations of Existing Buildings. To prevent such additions to, and alterations or remodeling of, existing buildings or structures as would not comply with the restrictions and limitations imposed hereunder.

Conserve Taxable Value of Land. To conserve the taxable value of land and buildings and encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout the Borough.