It is the legislative intent of the town council in adopting this appendix that all provisions thereof shall be liberally construed to protect and preserve the peace, health, safety, and general welfare of the inhabitants of the town and its extraterritorial planning jurisdiction. It is the further intent of the town council that this appendix shall stand, notwithstanding the invalidity of any part thereof, and that should any provision of this appendix be held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such holding shall not be construed as affecting the validity of any of the remaining provisions.

When provisions of this appendix impose higher standards than are required in any other statute or local ordinance or regulation, provisions of this appendix shall govern. When the provisions of any other statute or local ordinance or regulation impose higher standards than are required by the provisions of this appendix, the provisions of that statute or local ordinance or regulation shall govern.

The existing development ordinance as initially enacted May 11, 1981, and as subsequently amended, is hereby repealed. The adoption of this appendix, however, shall not affect nor prevent any pending or future prosecution of, or action to abate, an existing violation of said regulations.