The purposes of this title are:
(a) To assure that sites are suitable for building purposes and human habitation.
(b) To assist the orderly, efficient, integrated, and harmonious development of the Borough.
(c) To coordinate proposed streets with existing streets or other proposed streets of the Borough, and to assure compatibility of such streets that may extend into adjacent municipalities, including provision for walkways that provide ease of pedestrian circulation within the Borough and to surrounding municipalities.
(d) To provide adequate open spaces for recreation, light and air.
(e) To assure adequate and coordinated stormwater management, water supply, wastewater management, and other appropriate utility services.
(f) To ensure coordination of Borough subdivision and land development plans and other municipal, county, and Commonwealth improvement plans.
(g) To fulfill the purposes of Article I, Section 27 (the Environmental Amendment) of the Pennsylvania Constitution, which reads: “The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and aesthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustees of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people.”
(h) To be sure that the development of land will be conducted with due regard to topography and geologic conditions, so that the highest quality environment is obtained.
(i) To regulate the subdivision and/or development of land within any designated floodplain district in order to promote the general health, welfare, and safety of the community.
(j) To establish standards and criteria governing the design, construction, alteration, extension, and maintenance of mobile home parks and recreational vehicle parks.
(k) To secure equitable handling of all subdivision and land development plans by providing uniform procedures and standards within the Borough.
(l) To protect and conserve the value of land and buildings in the Borough.
(m) To create conditions favorable to the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of the Borough.
(Ord. 961, § 102. Passed 8-13-01.)