This chapter was prepared in accordance with a Comprehensive Master Plan prepared pursuant to § 272-a of Town Law, and adopted by the Planning Board and Town Board of the Town of Hamptonburgh. This chapter is adopted pursuant to Article 16, §§ 261 and 263 of Town Law, for the propose of promoting the health, safety, morals and the general welfare of the community and shall be deemed specifically to include the following purposes, among others:
A. 
To guide and control growth in an orderly, efficient manner, consistent with the goals of the Comprehensive Plan, and with long-term objectives, principles and standards deemed beneficial to the interests and welfare of the people.
B. 
To facilitate efficient and adequate provision of public utilities and services in the areas deemed appropriate for the provision of the same.
C. 
To ensure adequate sites for residences, industry and commerce.
D. 
To protect residential areas and to provide privacy for families.
E. 
To protect wetlands, groundwater recharge areas, streams, rivers and other water bodies from siltation, erosion and pollution and to protect their wildlife habitat characteristics, wherever possible.
F. 
To prevent and reduce traffic congestion and promote the safe and efficient circulation of vehicles and pedestrians.
G. 
To identify and preserve historic buildings and structures and adjacent land areas and other historic and prehistoric resources so that the future population of the Town may know and further Hamptonburgh's heritage.
H. 
To gradually eliminate nonconforming uses.
I. 
To provide adequate land resources for housing all segments of the population.
J. 
To preserve and protect scenic areas within the Town and to enhance the visual appearance of the Town of Hamptonburgh as a whole.
K. 
To encourage flexible design and development of land so as to promote the use and development of land for the purposes for which it is most appropriate; to facilitate the adequate and economic provision of streets and utilities; and to preserve the natural, scenic or other valuable qualities of open lands.
L. 
To protect the established character and the social and economic well-being of both private and public property.
M. 
To prevent overcrowding of land or buildings and to avoid undue concentration of population.