In addition to the goals listed in §
290-4, the districts established in this section are intended to achieve the following within the Borough of West Mifflin:
A. To provide sufficient space, appropriately located, for residential
development to meet the housing needs of the present and expected
future population of the Borough within the range of house types and
densities anticipated.
B. To assure light, air and privacy, as far as possible, by controlling
the spacing and height of buildings and other structures.
C. To protect residential areas against hazards of fire, offensive noise,
vibration, smoke, odors, glare or other objectionable influences.
D. To prevent congestion, as far as possible, by regulating the density
of population and the bulk of buildings and by providing for sufficient
off-street parking.
E. To protect residential neighborhoods, as much as possible, from heavy
or through traffic.
F. To make possible provisions of those public and private educational,
recreational, health and similar facilities serving the needs of nearby
residents, which perform most effectively in a residential environment
and do not create objectionable influences.
G. To promote the most desirable use of land and direction of building
development in accord with a well-considered plan, to promote stable
residential development, to protect the character of any district
and its peculiar suitability for particular uses, to conserve the
value of land and buildings, and to protect the Borough tax revenues.