This Ordinance is established for the general purposes of guiding development in accordance with existing and future needs and promoting the public health, safety, morals, convenience, order, appearance, prosperity, and general welfare.

The Ordinance will serve to (1) establish the boundaries of incorporated areas of the Town of Meggett; (2) regulate and restrict the location and use of buildings for commerce, trade, manufacturing, residence, recreations, transportation, agriculture, and other uses within those districts; (3) regulate and restrict the intensity of such structures; (4) regulate and restrict the height and setback of structures; (5) provide for adequate light, air, and open space; (6) prevent the overcrowding of land and lessen congestion in the streets; (7) facilitate the creation of a convenient, attractive, and harmonious community; (8) protect and preserve scenic, historic, or ecologically sensitive areas; (9) facilitate the adequate provision or availability of transportation, police and fire protection, water, sewage, schools, parks, and other recreation facilities, affordable housing, and disaster evacuation; (10) provide for the subdivision of land. This Ordinance will provide for the method of administration and amendment and will define the powers and duties of the Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals and Town Council with respect to this Ordinance.