§ 102. Purpose

A. The purpose of these Regulations is to establish procedural and substantive provisions for the subdivision and development of land that will, consistent with New Shoreham's Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance, accomplish the following:

1. Protect the public health, safety and welfare of the community;

2. Provide for the orderly, thorough and expeditious review and approval of subdivisions and land development projects;

3. Promote high quality, and appropriate design and construction of subdivisions and land development projects;

4. Protect existing natural and built environments and mitigate the significant negative impacts of proposed development on those environments;

5. Promote subdivision and land development designs that are well-integrated into surrounding neighborhoods, and concentrate development in areas that can best support intensive use because of natural characteristics and existing infrastructure;

6. Provide for design and construction standards that are appropriate to the community;

7. Require measures for mitigating the impact of new development on the community that are based on clear documentation of needs and are fairly applied and administered;

8. Direct the development of land consistent with state-of-the-art practices that promote and foster growth in a manner that protects the Town's distinctive character while at the same time accommodating economic growth;

9. Guide land development with an emphasis on siting subdivision improvements so as to allow for the maximum preservation of existing natural features;

10. Insure that proposed designs institute best management practices that acknowledge existing site constraints and the natural setting;

11. Protect the Town's recognized sole source aquifer to insure the quality and quantity of the Town's water supply, and;

12. Protect the Town's unique and important coastal features such as shorelines, dunes, beaches, bluffs, ponds and wetlands.