It is the purpose of this chapter to:
(A) Protect and provide for the public health, safety and general welfare of the town;
(B) Guide the future development and renewal of the town in accordance with the comprehensive plan and its related policies and objectives;
(C) Provide for the safety, comfort and soundness of the built environment and related open spaces;
(D) Protect the compatibility, character, economic stability and orderliness of all development; and
(E) Provide adequate and efficient public and private facilities, the most beneficial interrelationship between land uses, conserve natural resources such as groundwater, natural waterways, community character, woodlands, wetlands, open spaces, energy and preservation of local, state and federally identified historical resources, both during and after development.
(Ord. 1999-2 §1.2, passed 2-9-1999)