This chapter is intended to promote the orderly development of the community in accordance with the official Town Comprehensive Plan or any of the component parts thereof.

The Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Lawrence, Brown County, Wisconsin, is adopted for the following purposes: to lessen congestion in the streets; to secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers; to promote and to protect the public health, safety, comfort, convenience and general welfare; to provide adequate standards of light, air and open space; to maintain the aesthetic appearances and scenic values of the Town; to prevent the overcrowding of land; to avoid undue concentration of population; to facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements; and to foster a more rational pattern of relationship between residential, business, commercial and manufacturing uses for the mutual benefit of all.