The Wiggins Land Development Code and Zoning Map are hereby adopted for the purpose of promoting the health, safety and the general welfare of the community and in furtherance of the following related and more specific objectives:
(A) To establish zoning districts comprising all the incorporated areas within the town;
(B) To ensure the orderly, efficient and integrated development of the town in a way that promotes the health, safety and general welfare of the residents and that is compatible and protective of the natural environment;
(C) To implement the town’s adopted comprehensive plan;
(D) To provide for the adequate and concurrent provision of public infrastructure and services with the development and use of land in the town, and in a manner consistent with the public improvements plans of the town;
(E) To ensure well-planned subdivisions by establishing adequate standards for design, improvements and review;
(F) To avoid traffic congestion and the overcrowding of land while providing adequate light and fresh air to residents;
(G) To prevent loss of life and property from fire, flooding, geologic hazards and other natural or human-made dangers;
(H) To conserve significant environmental features and integrate a high quality natural environment into the developed portions of the community;
(I) To develop a well-balanced land use pattern that will facilitate the development of an integrated community offering a diversity of housing and employment opportunities; and
(J) To establish a town center area as the central business district, economic focal point and identity area for the town.
(Ord. 2-98, passed 4-22-1998)