This chapter is enacted for the purpose of adopting subdivision regulations for the jurisdictional area of the APC. The regulation of land subdivision has become widely recognized as a method of ensuring sound community growth and the safeguarding of the interests of the home owner, the subdivider and the local government. The citizens of Boone County need the assurance that residential subdivisions will provide permanent assets to their community or neighborhood. This chapter should be viewed, not as an end in itself, but as one tool or technique for the shaping of urban oriented land use according to a Comprehensive Plan for the development of Boone County as a whole. The planning of a subdivision is the joint responsibility of the subdivider and the APC, the former having the prime responsibility for the creation of desirable, stable neighborhoods that become an integral part of the entire county. Subdivision design and utilities can enhance or depreciate the character and potentialities of the surrounding areas and stabilize or endanger the individual’s investment in a home. The APC has the responsibility of helping the subdivider achieve a high standard of excellence in the planning of his or her subdivision, and of informing all subdividers of the minimum standards and requirements for subdivision development within Boone County.
(Ord. 98-26, passed 12-21-1998)