1.3 GENERAL PURPOSES

   The provisions of this Ordinance are enacted to promote and protect the public health, safety, and general welfare, and to implement the policies of the Cary Comprehensive Plan. The regulations are specifically intended to:

   1.3.1   Preserve the character and quality of residential neighborhoods;

   1.3.2   Foster convenient, compatible, and efficient relationships among land uses;

   1.3.3   Lessen congestion in the streets;

   1.3.4   Ensure the provision of adequate open space for light, air, and fire safety;

   1.3.5   Prevent the overcrowding of land and avoid undue concentrations of population;

   1.3.6   Facilitate the efficient, adequate, and safe provision of transportation, water, wastewater treatment, schools, parks, and other public facilities and requirements;

   1.3.7   Ensure that service demands of new development will not exceed the capabilities of existing streets, utilities, or other public facilities and services;

   1.3.8   Maintain and enhance the character of various districts within the Town, in light of their peculiar suitability for particular uses;

   1.3.9   Maintain and protect high quality aesthetic standards for development;

   1.3.10   Conserve the value of buildings and land and encourage the most appropriate use of land;

   1.3.11   Conserve the natural resources and environmental quality of the Town and its environs; and

   1.3.12   Protect development in and residents of the community from flooding and other hazards.

(Ord. No. 2021-LDO-01, 6-24-21)