The "Abington Zoning Bylaw and Map" adopted October 2, 1962 and all subsequent amendments thereto is hereby amended in total and a revised "Abington Zoning Bylaw and Map" hereinafter called "this bylaw" is adopted pursuant to the authority granted by Chapter 40A of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and amendments thereto, herein called the "Zoning Enabling Act" and the powers granted to the Town under the Home Rule amendment to the Massachusetts Constitution.

The purposes of this Zoning Bylaw are to promote the health, safety, morals, convenience and general welfare of the inhabitants of Abington; to lessen the danger from fire and congestion and from the hazards of flood water inundation; to conserve health; to secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers; to provide adequate light and air; to protect and conserve the value of property; to prevent overcrowding of land; to avoid undue concentration of population; to preserve and increase the amenities of the Town; to conserve natural conditions; to facilitate the adequate provisions of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks, and other requirements; and to improve and beautify the Town by encouraging the most appropriate uses of land within the Town under the provisions of Chapter 40A of the General Laws as amended.

In accordance with these purposes, the use, construction, erection, establishment, movement, repair, alteration, enlargement, height, appearance, location, and occupancy of buildings and structures and the uses and occupancy of premises in the Town of Abington are hereby regulated and restricted as hereinafter provided.