Commercial District: to provide a commercial area with easy pedestrian access and visual impact; to provide for a variety of commercial uses along major highways where a variety of commercial uses are already present; to provide for a wider range of commercial uses than the C2 Commercial District, including uses that are more auto-related (such as car washes and gas stations); to carefully locate commercial areas and commercial driveways to maximize traffic safety and minimize congestion problems along roads; and to serve as a primary receiving area for the transfer of development rights (TDR).

Commercial District: to promote compact, nonresidential development; to provide for a variety of professional offices and commercial uses which are compatible with existing residential uses within the district and with surrounding residential and nonresidential uses; to carefully locate commercial areas and commercial driveways to maximize traffic safety and minimize congestion problems along roads; and to serve as a primary receiving area for the transfer of development rights (TDR).

Conservation District: to provide for the preservation and maintenance of areas with significant important natural features, such as wetlands, flood-prone lands and steep-sloped areas; to protect the water quality and habitats along the Delaware River, lakes and creeks and promote groundwater recharge; to recognize that many of these areas have limited road access; to recognize that most of these areas are not near existing public water and sewage systems and to provide these areas as sending areas for the transfer of development rights (TDR).

Commercial Industrial District: to provide for commercial development and certain types of industrial development in a manner that is compatible with nearby homes and the surrounding environment; to carefully control the types of industrial operations to avoid nuisances and environmental hazards; to encourage coordinated development, particularly with regard to traffic access; to recognize that Middle Smithfield is not suitable for large areas of industrial development due to the proximity of dwellings, lakes, streams and creeks; and to advocate environmental sensitivity and reuse/reclamation of industrial land.

Residential District: to provide for low-density residential neighborhoods; to provide incentives and a certain amount of flexibility in lot layout so that development can be clustered on the most suitable portions of a tract of land in order to preserve natural resources while still avoiding overly intense development; to provide a mix of neighborhood-scale services; and to protect these areas from incompatible uses.

Residential District: to provide for medium-density residential neighborhoods that provide a mix of housing types; to provide a mix of neighborhood-scale services; to protect these areas from incompatible uses; to promote traditional neighborhood developments (TNDs); and to serve as a secondary receiving area for the transfer of development rights (TDR).

Residential District: to provide for higher density residential neighborhoods; to provide a mix of neighborhood-scale services; to promote traditional neighborhood developments (TNDs); to promote adaptive reuse and infill small-scale commercial development to enhance existing neighborhoods; and to serve as a secondary receiving area for the transfer of development rights (TDR).

Rural Reserve District: to provide for development with a low average intensity in areas that include significant important natural features, such as wetlands, flood-prone lands and steep-sloped areas; to protect the water quality and habitats along creeks and around lakes and promote groundwater recharge; to provide for single-family detached dwellings; to provide incentives and a certain amount of flexibility in lot layout so that development can be clustered on the most suitable portions of a tract of land in order to preserve natural resources while still avoiding overly intense development through the Senior Active Adult Development Option and/or the Conservation Development Option; to recognize that most of these areas are not near existing public water and sewage systems; and to provide these areas as sending areas for the transfer of development rights (TDR).