The purpose of this chapter is to regulate the use and development of real property located within the town's historic and conservation districts; to help ensure the continuation of the town's historic district as a national historic district; to reinforce the character of the town's historic and conservation districts; to protect the visual elements of the town; to make the town's standards for development within the historic and conservation districts a more useful and usable source of information for designers and their clients; to help improve the quality of growth and development within the town's historic and conservation districts; and to generally protect and enhance the value of public and private investment within the town which might otherwise be threatened by poorly managed growth within the town's historic and conservation districts and to thereby protect the public health, safety and welfare. (Ord. 21, Series 2019)