The purposes of this bylaw include but are not limited to the following: 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, 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 preserve views; to protect, preserve and maintain the existing surface water and groundwater supplies and their drainage or recharge areas within the known aquifers of the Town; to encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout the Town, including consideration of the recommendations of the master plan, if any, adopted by the Planning Board and the comprehensive plan, if any, of the regional planning agency; and to preserve and increase amenities by the promulgation of regulations to fulfill said objectives.

Said regulations may include but are not limited to restricting, prohibiting, permitting or regulating: