(A) The regulations and restrictions of this chapter are designed to lessen congestion in the streets and public ways; to secure safety from fire, flood waters, panic and other dangers; to promote health and the general welfare; to provide adequate light and air; to prevent the overcrowding of land; to avoid undue concentration of population; to facilitate the adequate provisions for transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks, and other requirements; to conserve the value of buildings and lands; to encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout the town; and to control and abate the unsightly use of buildings or land.
(B) Additionally, this chapter is adopted for the purpose of promoting coordinated and sound development, to encourage innovation in residential development or renewal so that housing demands may be met by a greater variety of types and design of housing units, to provide for higher quality in site and land planning, to conserve open space, and to provide more efficient and attractive use of open space.
(Ord. 558, passed 12-8-1986)