This Zoning Ordinance is enacted for the purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the inhabitants of the Borough, in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan formulated by Council and designed to:
(a) Lessen congestion in the roads and streets;
(b) Secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers;
(c) Provide adequate light and air;
(d) Prevent the overcrowding of land;
(e) Avoid undue concentration of population;
(f) Facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements;
(g) Conserve the use and indirectly the value of buildings; and
(h) Encourage the most appropriate use of land.
(Ord. 2717. Passed 2-10-86.)