The way in which presently undeveloped acreage
in Kent is developed is of critical importance to the public interest.
It is hereby declared to be the purpose of this article to maintain
and protect environmentally sensitive lands in order to ensure the
public health, safety and general welfare for both present and future
residents of the Town of Kent. Further, it is a purpose of this legislation
to create, with a minimum of administrative procedures, new zoning
lots which can be developed with little or no disturbance of environmentally
sensitive lands.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE LANDS
Wetlands (as defined in Chapter
39A), areas of special flood hazard (as defined in §
39-4) and steep slopes (ground areas having a topographical gradient greater than 15%).