§ 153.003 PURPOSE.

   This chapter is adopted for the following purposes:

   (A)   To protect and provide for the public health, safety, and general welfare of the county;

   (B)   To guide the future development of the county in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan and any related policies;

   (C)   To provide for the safety, comfort, and soundness of the built environment and related open spaces;

   (D)   To protect the compatibility, character, economic stability, and orderliness of all development through reasonable design standards;

   (E)   To ensure that adequate public facilities will be provided in conjunction with new development;

   (F)   To supply proper land boundary records:

      (1)   To provide for the survey, documentation, and permanent monumentation of land boundaries of property;

      (2)   To provide for identification of property; and

      (3)   To provide public access to land boundary records.

   (G)   To establish a procedure for the vacation of platted areas, public ways, and platted easements.

(Prior Code, § 152.003) (Ord. 87, passed 4-18-1988)