Section II - Purpose
The purpose of these Regulations is to:
(a) Provide for the safe and attractive development of the site and guard against such conditions as would involve danger or injury to health, safety, or prosperity by reason of: (1) inadequate drainage or conditions conducive to flooding of the property or that of another; (2) inadequate protection for the quality of groundwater; (3) undesirable and preventable elements of pollution such as noise, smoke, soot, particulates, or any other discharge into the environment which might prove harmful to persons, structures, or adjacent properties; and (4) inadequate provision for fire safety, prevention, and control;
(b) Provide for the harmonious and aesthetically pleasing development of the Town and its environs;
(c) Provide for open spaces and green spaces of adequate proportions;
(d) Require the proper arrangement and coordination of streets within the site in relation to other existing or planned streets or with features of the official map of the Town;
(e) Require suitably located streets of sufficient width to accommodate existing and prospective traffic and to afford adequate light, air and access for firefighting apparatus and equipment to buildings, and be coordinated so as to compose a convenient system;
(f) Require in proper cases, that plats showing new streets or narrowing or widening of such streets be submitted to the Planning Board for approval;
(g) Require that the land indicated on plats submitted to the Planning Board shall be of such character that it can be used for building purposes without danger to health; and
(h) Include such provisions as will tend to create conditions favorable for health, safety, convenience and prosperity.
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