A. Authority
Under the authority vested in the Planning Board of the Town of Plympton by Section 81-Q of Chapter 41 of the General Laws, said Board hereby adopts these Rules and Regulations governing the subdivision of land in the Town of Plympton. Such Rules and Regulations shall supercede and replace any previously adopted Town of Plympton Subdivision Control Laws Rules and Regulations and may be amended in accordance with the provisions of Section 81-Q of the General Laws.

B. Purpose
"The Subdivision Control Law has been enacted for the purpose of protecting the safety, convenience and welfare of the inhabitants of the cities and towns in which it is, or may hereafter be, put in effect by regulating the laying out and construction of ways in subdivisions providing access to the several lots therein, but which have not become pubic ways, and ensuring sanitary conditions in subdivisions and in proper cases parks and open areas. The powers of the Planning Board and a Board of Appeal under the Subdivision Control Law shall be exercised with due regard for the provisions of adequate access to all of the lots in a subdivision by ways that will be safe and convenient for travel; for lessening congestion in such ways and in the adjacent public ways; for reducing danger to life and limb in the operation of motor vehicles; for securing safety in case of fire, flood, panic and other emergencies; for insuring compliance with the applicable zoning ordinances or by-laws; for securing adequate provisions for water, protection of natural water sources, flood control, wetland areas, sewerage, drainage, underground utility services, fire, police, and similar municipal equipment, and street lighting and other requirements where necessary in a subdivision for protecting, promoting and enhancing the natural beauty and amenities of the Town; and for coordinating the ways in a subdivision with each other and with the public ways in the Town in which it is located and with the ways of neighboring subdivisions. It is the intent of the Subdivision Control Law that any subdivision plan filed with the Planning Board shall receive the approval of such Board if said plan conforms to the recommendations of the Board of Health and to the reasonable Rules and Regulations of the Planning Board pertaining to subdivisions of land; provided, however, that such Board may, when appropriate, waive, as provided for in Section 81R, such portions of the Rules and Regulations as it deemed advisable: (Section 81M of Chapter 41, G.L.)