Sec. 1.5. Purpose.
The purpose of this Code is to create a vital, cohesive, well-designed community in order to enhance the Town’s small-town character and further the citizens’ goals as identified in the Comprehensive Plan. This Code is designed to:
1. Encourage the most appropriate use of land through the Town;
2. Encourage innovative, quality site design, architecture and landscaping;
3. Encourage new developments to relate to the Town’s historic development pattern;
4. Promote compact, well-defined, sustainable neighborhoods that enhance the Town’s character;
5. Create livable neighborhoods that foster a sense of community and reduce dependency on private vehicles;
6. Encourage the proper arrangement of streets in relation to existing and planned streets and ensure that streets facilitate safe, efficient and pleasant walking, biking and driving;
7. Provide a variety of lot sizes and housing types in every neighborhood;
8. Protect sensitive natural and historic areas and the Town’s environmental quality;
9. Integrate a high quality natural environment into the developed portions of the community;
10. Facilitate the adequate and efficient provision of transportation, water, sewage, schools, parks and other public requirements;
11. Provide protection from geologic, flood and fire hazards and other dangers; and
12. Promote the health, safety, morals and general welfare of Town residents.