The intent of this UDO is to promote the public health, safety, morals and general welfare and more specifically to:
(A) Accomplish the purposes of I.C. 36-7-4: Local Planning and Zoning; and further such other purposes as are stated hereinafter within specific provisions of this UDO;
(B) Guide the orderly, responsible and sustainable development and redevelopment in accordance with the Town of Paoli Comprehensive Plan and all of its components;
(C) Define the powers and duties of administrative officers and bodies as provided herein, and to establish procedures for the implementation and enforcement of this UDO;
(D) Establish reasonable standards and procedures for subdivisions, in order to further the orderly layout and use of land;
(E) Reduce traffic congestion in public streets and ensure safe, convenient, and efficient traffic circulation;
(F) Prevent the pollution of air, water, and soil;
(G) Protect the character and stability of residential, institutional, business, industrial, and natural areas;
(H) Encourage compatibility between different land uses and to protect the scale and character of existing development from the encroachment of incompatible uses;
(I) Facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewage, schools, parks, and other public facilities; and
(J) Establish corrective and punitive recourse for violations or noncompliance regarding the provisions of this UDO.