A. The purpose of this title is to implement the goals and policies of the county general plan. This title contains standards, provisions and requirements intended to protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the county by ensuring that neighbors, adjacent and neighboring properties are protected from potential negative impacts in the development and use of land and resources. It is the intent of this title to provide a means of ensuring predictability and consistency in the use of land and individual properties, and to guide and direct the development of land.
B. These purposes are met by:
1. Providing the means of implementing the various policies and other provisions of the county general plan;
2. Generally directing and guiding land development so more intense development is located in areas of the county having the necessary services and facilities sufficient to meet the demands of the proposed development;
3. Promoting the public health, safety and general welfare by regulating the location and use of buildings, structures and land for residential, commercial and other specified uses;
4. Protecting landowners from potential adverse impacts from adjoining uses; and
5. Directing and managing, through the establishment of use districts, the type, distribution and intensity of activity. (1998 Code § 17.00.020)