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B-C Central Commercial District

To encourage a pedestrian-scale of development that respects the historic character of the downtown. To seek to strengthen service, office, retail and restaurant businesses. To provide for a mix of residential and commercial uses.

B-H Highway Commercial District

To provide for a wide range of needed commercial uses in locations that are less likely to involve conflicts with existing residences and that have excellent access to major highways. To use special care and control on access onto arterial and collector streets to avoid traffic hazards.

B-L Limited Commercial District

To provide for a carefully controlled selection of light "convenience" commercial uses that will be compatible with adjacent residences, areas of smaller lots and historic areas. To recognize that many of these areas include a mix of homes and businesses.

C-R Conservation - Residential District

To provide for development only at low intensity on areas that are very environmentally sensitive or that have inadequate road access. To seek to preserve the water quality of important creeks. To recognize areas that include significant amounts of wetlands, high water table soils and floodplain areas. To direct development towards areas of the Borough that are more environmentally suitable.

I-L Light Industrial District

To provide sufficient space in appropriate locations to meet current and anticipated future regional needs for light industries, offices and limited types of related commercial development. To carefully control uses to protect the public health and safety. To maintain an attractive physical environment that will aid in attracting new businesses.

R-HO High Density Residential District Office

To provide for a full variety of carefully-designed housing types at medium high densities. To make sure that varied housing types are compatible with any existing single-family detached houses. To make sure that the street system of the Borough and other community facilities and services are fully able to handle moderately dense growth in an area. To work to encourage affordable housing, especially for young families, senior citizens and nontraditional types of households.

R-L Low Density Residential District

To provide for the orderly expansion of neighborhoods of single-family detached houses at a low density. To carefully protect these areas from uses that may not be fully compatible. To encourage similar development next to existing neighborhoods.

R-M Medium Density Residential District

To provide for the orderly expansion of areas that offer residential neighborhoods at a medium density. To recognize older residential areas of the Borough. To provide for a selected variety of housing types. To carefully protect these areas from uses that may not be fully compatible.

R-P Planned Residential District

To provide for residential development that protects important natural features of the site while permitting flexibility in certain lot requirements.