(A) The provisions of this chapter are enacted to protect the public health, safety and general welfare; and to encourage the orderly and efficient development and use of land within the town, consistent with the town’s comprehensive plan and the following principles:
(1) Compact development, which promotes the efficient provision of public services and infrastructure;
(2) Mixed-use, which clusters homes, jobs, stores, parks and services within walking distance of one another;
(3) Full utilization of urban services (e.g., water, sewer, storm drainage, parks and transportation facilities), which maximizes the return on public investments in infrastructure;
(4) Transportation efficiency, or development of an interconnected street system supporting multiple modes of transportation, which yields more direct routes (shorter distances) between local destinations, conserves energy, reduces emergency response times and provides alternatives to the automobile for those who are unable or choose not to drive a car;
(5) Human-scale design, or development in which people feel safe and comfortable walking from place to place because buildings, streetscapes, parking areas, landscaping, lighting and other components of the built environment are designed foremost with pedestrians in mind;
(6) Healthy and active living, by creating or transforming neighborhoods and districts to make physical activity through transportation, exercise and recreation more likely;
(7) Environmental health, which requires adequate light and air circulation, management of surface water runoff, and treatment and disposal of waste; and
(8) Efficient administration of code requirements, consistent with the needs of the town.
(B) The regulations contained herein divide the town into zoning districts and regulate therein the use of the land, buildings and structures, the size of buildings as to height and number of stories, the coverage of the land by buildings, the size of yards and open spaces, the location of buildings and the density of population, within the corporate limits of the town.
(Ord. 382, passed 7-8-2021)