This chapter is enacted for the following purposes: to lessen congestion in the streets; to conserve health; to secure safety from fire, flood, panic, and other dangers; to provide adequate light and air; to prevent overcrowding of land, to avoid undue concentration of population; to encourage housing for persons of all income levels; to facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water supply, drainage, sewerage, schools, parks, open space and other public requirements; to conserve the value of land and buildings, including the conservation of natural resources and the prevention of blight and pollution of the environment; to encourage appropriate uses of land throughout the Town; and to preserve and increase amenities by the promulgation of regulations to fulfill said objectives.

This chapter was written with careful thought and reasonable consideration to the character of this community. Careful consideration has also been given to defining each district and to the suitability of particular uses within those districts. This chapter was written to help guide land development policies and proposals of the Planning Board, in order to make Palmer a more viable and more pleasing place to live, work, and play.