The purpose of this chapter is to encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout the Borough; to conserve and stabilize the value of property; to prevent the overcrowding of land and buildings; to avoid undue concentration of population; to lessen congestion in the streets; to secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers; to provide adequate light and air and to promote the health, morals, safety, comfort, convenience and general welfare of the people. For these purposes, this chapter establishes precise and detailed regulations designed to regulate and restrict the use of land and the location and use of buildings and structures within specified zoning districts; to promote orderly development; prohibit incompatible uses; regulate the height, number of stories and size of buildings and other structures hereafter erected or altered; regulate and determine the size of yards and other open spaces and to regulate and limit the density of population. It is the intent of this chapter to implement in an orderly manner the provisions of the Master Plan for the Borough and to encourage the established single family residential character of the Borough.