[Amended 5-16-1979 by Ord. No. 2-79; 8-1-2018 by Ord. No. 07-2018]
The Borough of Branchville is hereby divided into the following districts as listed below:
Residential 1 District, known as "R-1 Zone"
Residential 2 District, known as "R-2 Zone"
Residential 3 District, known as "R-3 Zone"
Commercial District, known as "C Zone"
Professional and Office District, known as "O Zone"
Highway Commercial District, known as "HC Zone"
Planned Residential Zone District, known as the "PR Zone District"
[Amended 5-16-1979 by Ord. No. 2-79]
The boundaries of the above districts are hereby established as shown on the Zoning Map of the Borough of Branchville, February 1979, prepared by Harold E. Pellow, Associates, Inc., which accompanies and which is hereby adopted and made a part of this chapter.[1]
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Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is on file in the office of the Borough Clerk.
In determining the boundaries of districts shown on the Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
A. 
Unless otherwise provided, district boundaries shall be construed to coincide with the center line of streets, highways and waterways or such lines extended.
B. 
In all cases where a district boundary line is located no farther than 15 feet from a lot line of record, such district boundary line shall be construed to coincide with such lot line.
A. 
No building or structure shall be erected, moved, altered, rebuilt or enlarged nor shall any land, building or structure be used or arranged to be used for any purpose or in any manner except in conformity with the provisions of this chapter for the district in which such building or land is located.
B. 
No lot shall be formed from part of a lot already occupied by a building unless both the new lot and the remaining lot comply with all requirements of this chapter.
C. 
Nothing contained in this chapter shall require any change in the plans, construction or use of a building complying with regulations in force prior to this chapter if the following is found to exist:
(1) 
A building permit shall have been issued before the effective date of this chapter; and
(2) 
The entire building shall have been completed in accordance with the filed plans within one year of the effective date of this chapter.
D. 
Any use not permitted by this chapter shall be deemed prohibited. Any list of prohibited uses contained in this chapter shall not be deemed an exhaustive list but has been included for the purpose of clarity and emphasis and to illustrate, by example, some of the uses frequently proposed that are deemed undesirable and incompatible and are thus prohibited.