Pursuant to the Counties Code (55 ILCS 5/5-12001 et seq.), as amended, the purpose of the Unified Development Ordinance is:
A. To promote the public health, safety, morals, and welfare.
B. To conserve the values of property throughout the County.
C. To lessen or avoid the congestion in the public streets and highways.
D. To lessen or avoid the hazards to persons and damage to property resulting from the accumulation or runoff of storm or flood waters.
E. To preserve and maintain the unique and irreplaceable natural resources within McHenry County and the environmental benefits of open space, clean air, clean water (rivers, streams, lakes, and wetlands), groundwater recharge, and wildlife preservation.
F. To direct the timely and orderly development of McHenry County.
G. To preserve and maintain the unique and irreplaceable historic buildings and resources of McHenry County.
H. To implement the policies of the McHenry County 2030 Comprehensive Plan.
I. To implement the policies of the McHenry County Water Resources Action Plan.
J. To implement the policies of the McHenry County Green Infrastructure Plan.
K. To implement the policies of watershed plans that have been accepted or adopted by the County Board.
L. To implement the policies of the McHenry County 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan.
(Ord. O-201410-10-035, passed 10-14-2014; Ord. O-201601-ZBA-006, passed 1-19-2016; Ord. O-201603-ZBA-010, passed 3-17-2016, § 1.2; Ord. O-201803-ZBA-10-08, passed 3-19-2018; Ord. O-201808-10-033, passed 8-21-2018)